“I don't want to appear hostile, like I'm hostile to L.A. or that I feel that the people don't appreciate jazz. I don't think it's that. I think it's something more. It's something a little bit more complicated than that.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelsLittlesBitsLittle BitAppreciateJazzComplicatedHostile Author:Sonny Rollins
“I think that very often younger writers don't appreciate how much hard work is involved in writing. The part of writing that's magic is the thinnest rind on the world of creation. Most of a writer's life is just work. It happens to be a kind of work that the writer finds fulfilling in the same way that a watchmaker can happily spend countless hours fiddling over the tiny cogs and bits of wire. ... I think the people who end up being writers are people who don't get bored doing that kind of tight focus in small areas.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWritingKindEndsHardHappensLife IsBitsHoursFocusMagicCreationHard WorkInvolvedAreasAppreciateTinyBoredWorking ItFulfillingWireCogs Author:Diane Ackerman
“The casting is the most important thing. If you cast a picture really well a lot of things take care of themselves. You get actors that like to give a lot to the role and who appreciate the role on the same level that you do. If you miscast it, you're working an uphill battle a little bit and maybe you can come out okay but you can't always come out great.” IfsGivingWellsLittlesImportantCareActorsBitsLevelsRolesBattleLittle BitAppreciateOkayImportant ThingsCastsTake CareCastingUphill Battles Author:Clint Eastwood
“I'm just thrilled for so many people. Our players, mostly, but the people in our organization - Rick Welts, Joe Lacob and Peter Guber and the whole group. It's just a phenomenal group of people. I think as a coach you just appreciate kind of the big picture a little bit more.” PeopleThinkingKindLittlesWholeBigsBitsPlayerGroupsLittle BitAppreciateOrganizationCoachesPeterChampionshipPhenomenalBig PictureNba Championships Author:Steve Kerr
“Small towns seem to appreciate things a little bit more. They're less jaded and they're more kind of authentic and more themselves and they don't care as much.” KindLittlesSeemsCareBitsLittle BitAppreciateTownsDon't CareSmall TownJaded Author:Pauly Shore