“I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But they are very well-meaning, actually. I've done a couple of Star Trek conventions, and they've only been really welcoming.” WellsLittlesDoneStarsBitsCoupleLittle BitWelcomeConventionsTrainspotting Author:Malcolm McDowell
“When I'm writing, which is 8-9 months out of the year, I'm in a concerted writing pace, where I work 5 days a week for at least a few hours a day, maybe a little bit more. But I won't work for more than 2 hours at a time. I'll work for a couple hours and take a break.” WritingYearsLittlesBitsHoursBreakWeekMonthsCoupleLittle BitPace Author:Amy Ray
“I'm consciously aware, specifically with the comic book world, where there's a built-in fanbase. But, there's a little bit of leniency because there are a couple different universes.” WorldLittlesBookDifferentUniverseBitsCoupleLittle BitBuiltComicComic BookLeniencyDifferent Universes Author:Jeremy Renner
“I've never gone out with a guy who is older than me by more than a couple years. Usually it's my age, a little bit older, or even a little bit younger. But not a 15- or 20-year difference.” YearsLittlesAgeGuyBitsDifferencesGoneCoupleLittle Bit Author:Sofia Vergara
“In the next couple of years, part of every film's process is going to be to adjust the images. And it'll be to change the color of an actor's tie or change the little smirky thing he's doing with his mouth. Or you can put in more clouds or move the tree a little bit.” YearsLittlesFilmMovingNextActorsBitsProcessTreeColorCoupleLittle BitMouthsCloudsTies Author:Robert Zemeckis
“I've got a couple of years until I turn pro so I guess within that period hopefully I'll be able to get a little bit better.” YearsLittlesAbleTurnsBitsCouplePeriodsLittle BitHopefully Author:Lydia Ko
“Spiritual growth is like learning to walk. We stand up, fall, stand up, fall, take a step, fall, take a couple of steps, fall, walk a little better, wobble a bit, fall, run, and finally, eventually fly.” LittlesRunningSpiritualFallBitsGrowthWalksStepsCoupleSpiritual Growth Book:Stumbling Toward Enlightenment Source: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment
“Anyone who's got a guitar, you like to pick it up. I can play a couple of songs, some '50s rock and roll, a bit of Elvis. That's it, really - I'm not a musician, I'm not a singer.” I CanPlaySongBitsRocksCoupleMusicianPicksGuitarSingersRock And Roll Author:Aaron Taylor-Johnson
“Maybe further down the road in my career, in a couple of years when I'm maybe not that fast any more around the court, then maybe it would be good to come to the net a little bit more often” YearsLittlesWould BeBitsCareersCoupleLittle BitCourtBe GoodDown The Road Author:Roger Federer
“When there is some fear about accounting and growth and the economy, food stocks are a decent place to be, ... This company has been through a bit of a restructuring the last couple of years. Management is doing a great job. The company is improving and people are buying chocolate. So, what a great week to buy it.” PeopleYearsHas BeensJobsLastsBitsGrowthCompanyEconomyWeekCoupleManagementDecentBuyingChocolateImprovingAccountingGreat JobRestructuring Author:Liz Miller
“I'm going to just sit down for a couple of weeks and do nothing but read who-dunnits and Art books. I feel my work is getting a bit dull and mechanical and this proposed resting should work up some enthusiasm in me.” FeelsShouldArtBookBitsWeekCoupleEnthusiasmDullRelaxationResting And Relaxation Author:E. J. Hughes
“I can make a damn pork chop. My best dish is actually lasagna, which I do a couple times a year. My wife wishes I cooked a little bit more often, but I can put a frozen pizza in the oven and I make a good salad.” YearsLittlesI CanWishBitsWifeCoupleLittle BitMy WifeDamnDishesFrozenPizzaSaladPorkOvensPork ChopsLasagna Author:Ed Harris
“The Angels shows are really intense. We play for a couple hours at a time. They're very theatrical and full of audience interaction and emotion. I've seen a lot of people crying and stuff. It's a little bit like church, but it's very secular.” PeopleLittlesPlayShowsStuffBitsHoursChurchEmotionAudienceCryCoupleLittle BitAngelIntenseInteractionSecularTheatrical Author:Tom DeLonge
“if you want to be a little bit solitary and work very hard, you can do it more easily in New York than in a town like Paris or London. Because you depend so much for human relationships here on the phone. If you don't answer your phone, you are quite a lonely couple.” IfsWantHumansLittlesHardBitsCan DoAnswersNew YorkDependsCoupleSolitudeLittle BitLonelyTownsPhonesLondonParisSolitaryYou Can Do ItHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Arman
“For the last year and a half, I went from being a crazy workout girl to sort of saying, "My body wants a little bit a of break." So I kind of stay with more simple stuff and taking walks and not being neurotic about working out and eating right. I started to enjoy life a little bit more. The only downside to that is there's that couple extra pounds and about 4,000 pregnancy rumors, but you know, other than that, it feels great.” KnowsWantFeelsYearsKindLittlesBodyLastsGirlStuffBitsEnjoySimpleWalksHalfBreakCrazyCoupleEatingLittle BitWork OutExtrasPoundsPregnancyLast YearWorkoutEnjoy LifeRumorNeuroticEating Right Author:Jennifer Aniston
“I really love doing nothing. I really love just being at home and taking a couple of days, you know, doing nothing. You know what I mean? Just getting up, being around the house, going outside the back yard, coming back in; I really like to do nothing because I travel a lot. There's a lot of travelling. There's a lot of on the phone all the time. There's a lot of looking at papers and reading things and so you don't want to read magazines and you don't want to do anything; you don't want to read books, you just want to just kind of shut down a little bit.” KnowsWantKindMeanLittlesBookHomeReadingHouseBitsCouplePaperLittle BitPhonesMagazinesJust BeingYardsPapersComing BackDoing Nothing Author:Jennifer Lopez
“Syria has allowed its soil to be transited by foreign fighters who have come from a variety of source countries in the Gulf area and in the - in North African countries.There are some signs that that may have been reduced somewhat in the last couple of months. We need to watch that a bit and see if that is the case.” IfsNeedsMayHas BeensCountryLastsBitsWatchesCasesSourceMonthsCoupleAreasFighterVarietySoilSyria Author:David Petraeus
“Cigarettes and chocolate milk These are just a couple of my cravings Everything it seems I like's a little bit stronger A little bit thicker A little bit harmful for me.” LittlesSeemsBitsCoupleLittle BitStrongerChocolateMilkCigaretteCravingChocolate Milk Author:Rufus Wainwright
“I've been trained in dancing and I used to be quite good, though I am a bit rusty right now. But I could probably brush up in a couple of months.” UsedBitsMonthsCoupleRight NowDancingUsed To BeBrushes Author:Brittany Murphy
“Writers are much better behaved nowadays, for a couple of reasons. Once upon a time nobody was thinking of a career, unless you lived in New York, so there wasn't as much pressure to present a respectable exterior. And secondly, there was no social media. So if you were found face down on the floor - people did do that quite a bit; usually men, but not always - or fell through plate glass windows or got into scrapes, it became a rumor, and rumors are hard to pin down.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenWritingHardReasonFacesFoundSocialBitsCareersMediaNew YorkCoupleWindowPressureGlassesSocial MediaPlatesRumorPinsRespectableOnce Upon A TimeExterior Author:Margaret Atwood
“Any fool can make a quilt; and, after we had made a couple of dozen over twenty years ago, we quit the business with a conviction that nobody but a fool would spend so much time in cutting bits of dry goods into yet small bits and sewing them together again, just for the sake of making believe that they were busy at practical work.” YearsBelieveMadeTogetherBitsCuttingFoolCoupleYears AgoTwentiesBusySakeConvictionQuittingPracticalsDryGoodsDozenSewingTogether AgainQuilts Book:Yours for Liberty Source: Yours for Liberty
“There were a couple of years where I got a bit lost - I went out too much, I was a bit heartbroken, thought I was a bit more of a dude than I really was. I would love to go back and have a strong word with myself.” YearsLostStrongBitsToo MuchCoupleHeartbrokenStrong Words Author:James Corden
“I am a bit in love with a new designer George Hobeika; I have worn him a couple of times on the carpet. Ralph Lauren is another one I really have fun with.” FunBitsCoupleHaving FunDesignerWornCarpetLauren Author:Darby Stanchfield
“It's a little bit odd. The first time you do the play, you kind of throw yourself into it, trying to get the most out of all the individual moments. Then, a few hours later, you're still there, wondering what you could possibly do differently than what you just did a couple hours ago.” TryingFirstsKindLittlesStillsPlayMomentsIndividualBitsHoursWonderCoupleLittle BitFirst TimeOdd Author:Michael Shannon
“I kind of was shoveled onto a boat at 11 and went to England. I didn't have any parent watching over me. It was very free and may have been a bit of a scary time for me, but I really don't remember much about the voyage apart from playing ping-pong a lot with a couple friends.” KindMayHas BeensRememberBitsParentCoupleEnglandScaryBoatVoyagesPingPing Pong Author:Michael Ondaatje
“I don't go to an office, so I write at home. I like to write in the morning, if possible; that's when my mind is freshest. I might write for a couple of hours, and then I head out to have lunch and read the paper. Then I write for a little bit longer if I can, then probably go to the library or make some phone calls. Every day is a little bit different. I'm not highly routinized, so I spend a lot of time wandering around New York City with my laptop in my bag, wondering where I'm going to end up next. It's a fairly idyllic life for someone who likes writing.” IfsWritingMindLittlesI CanDifferentEndsHomeMightNextBitsHoursCitiesWonderMorningNew YorkCoupleOfficePaperLittle BitLibraryPhonesLikesWanderBagsNew York CityLunchPhone CallsLaptopsWandering AroundIdyllic Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Sometimes I just start humming something, find a melody I like a lot, and if it sticks around for a couple days, a few words will lock themselves into place. I might just get the first line. Then words just keep falling into the syllables. The choruses kind of write themselves and verses I have to work at a little bit.” IfsWritingFirstsKindLittlesSometimesMightFallBitsLinesCoupleLittle BitSticksMelodyVersesLocksChorusSyllablesFew WordsHumming Author:Jack Johnson
“I always have a guitar with me. Actually, I've got several, I play every day. And I enjoy it. I'm never very far away from them. I swear I only ever get a couple days when I'm away from a guitar, and I never like it! There's always one close by, and I play every day. Or I'll be working on something in the studio and play around a bit. It's an extension of me, really.” PlayBitsEnjoyCoupleGuitarStudiosFar AwaySwearExtensions Author:Andy Summers