“For me, a bit of anthropology in the evening is always better than staying and watching the telly.” BitsEveningStayingAnthropology Author:Nick Rhodes
“We now assume that when people turn on the evening news, they basically already know what the news is. They've heard it on the radio. They've seen it on the Internet. They've seen it on one of the cable companies. So that makes our job a bit different.” PeopleKnowsDifferentJobsTurnsLiteratureBitsCompanyHeardInternetNewsAssumingRadioEveningCablesTurn-on Author:Bob Schieffer
“The discipline, nonetheless, is exacting: everything that can be observed should be observed, even if it is only recalled as the bland background from which the intriguing bits pop out like Venus in the evening sky. The goal is always finding something new, hopefully unimagined and, better still, hitherto unimaginable.” IfsShouldStillsBitsGoalSkyDisciplineFindingsPopsBackgroundsEveningHopefullySomething NewIntriguingVenusUnimaginableBlandEvening Sky Author:Karl Barry Sharpless
“China's Premier Zhao Ziyang, for all of his billion constituents, seemed in the evening's lovely flow like a favorite uncle, smiling a little too much, wanting to be a bit American, talking about peace and pork chops.” LittlesBitsTalkingToo MuchFlowChinaBillionsLovelyEveningUnclesConstituentsPorkPork ChopsFavorite Uncle Author:Hugh Sidey
“I think I've got it pretty easy compared with somebody who works at a desk nine to five. I'm just working for an hour in the evening. I get a bit breathless, as I have to talk non-stop because of the puppets.” ThinkingEasyBitsHoursFiveNineEveningDesksPuppetsBreathlessNon Stop Author:Nina Conti
“I do a lot of writing in my capacity as the creative director for a marketing agency. These days, though, I'm trying to write a little bit most evenings just to keep the creative juices flowing.” WritingTryingLittlesBitsCreativeDirectorsLittle BitCapacityMarketingEveningThese DaysAgencyJuiceCreative Juices Author:Ian Doescher
“When we sit down to draw or paint the sun's rays, we generally use yellow because in the morning and the evening with the blue light scattered away so strongly you're left with a little bit of red and it comes out yellowish.” LittlesUseLightLeftBitsMorningSunLittle BitDrawsRedBluePaintEveningRaysYellow Author:Bill Nye