“To survive in a lot of male-dominated situations - the police, the military, what have you - you put on a bit of the crass, blowhard thing, because you just can't survive being the nice guy in those environments.” GuyBitsSituationEnvironmentNiceMilitaryPoliceMalesHard ThingsNice GuyCrassBlowhards Author:Dean Norris
“These have always been my legs. I train harder than other guys, eat better, sleep better and wake up thinking about athletics. I think that's probably why I'm a bit of an exception.” ThinkingGuyBitsSleepHarderWake UpTrainLegsExceptionOther GuysAthletics Author:Oscar Pistorius
“'I think as a guy you need a little bit to be on your own from early on, to start to live your own life, and try to understand what is going on around you, you have to be able to survive...” ThinkingNeedsTryingLittlesAbleGuyBitsLittle BitLive Your Own Life Author:Marat Safin
“I had given thought to acting, but I never really had a good enough opportunity or a character who made sense and paralleled my life a little bit. I feel like I'm one of the poster boys for a bad guy in a movie. I feel like I'm a good person to play a bad guy in a movie. I can say that.” FeelsLittlesPersonsMadeI CanEnoughPlayCharacterGuyOpportunityGivenBitsActingBoysLittle BitGood EnoughBad GuysGood PersonPosters Author:Gucci Mane
“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
“I was bullied. I was a bit of a geek. Good-looking guys were off-limits. I didn't start dating until I was 18.” GuyBitsLimitsDatingLooking GoodGeekBulliedGood Looking Guys Author:Michelle Ryan
“You're talking to investors - and investors, they look at you and they realize, you know, not every business they invest in are the founders or the people running it going to have every bit of skill - and I think they looked at me and realized, OK, this is a guy who's got a lot - I'm much older than the usual run of people they fund.” PeopleThinkingKnowsLooksRunningGuyBitsRealizingTalkingSkillsFundInvestorsUsualFounders Author:David Plotz
“I'm just a small guy so if I'd dropped any more weight it would have been a bit ridiculous.” IfsHas BeensGuyBitsWeightRidiculous Author:Jamie Bell
“Oh, it was a disaster, .. It went down like a lead balloon. I don't know why. I had thought the women in the audience deserved a little bit of something else after watching all those beautiful women. But I think they were shocked. Although the guys did dance nicely.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesBeautifulGuyBitsAudienceLittle BitDisasterShockedBeautiful WomenBalloons Author:Barbara Lee
“I told [Bill Gates] I believed every word of what I said but that I should never have said it in public. I wish him the best, I really do. I just think he and Microsoft are a bit narrow. He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger.” IfsThinkingShouldSaidGuyWishBitsInspiringGoneBillsGatesAcidMicrosoftMacsBest JobBest Design Author:Steve Jobs
“I went to college to be a jock and to play on the baseball team. And then, I got cut and realized that that was it for that. I was really small. The other guys were really big, on that team. I was a bit of a theater nerd, and I was an art history major.” ArtPlayBigsGuyBitsCuttingTeamCollegeMajorsBaseballTheaterNerdOther GuysArt HistoryJocksBaseball Team Author:Charlie Day
“When I heard 'Dookie' by Green Day for the first time, it unlocked something in me, like, it's totally okay that I'm a little bit weird because these guys are a little bit weird. It made me want to pick up an instrument and do that.” WantFirstsLittlesMadeGuyBitsHeardLittle BitPicksFirst TimeOkayInstrumentsGreen Author:Pete Wentz
“When I was a kid, we watched the Vietnam War on the six o'clock news, and it was desensitizing. You felt you were watching a war film; meanwhile you were really watching these guys getting blown to bits. Parents need to protect their kids from watching that stuff.” NeedsWarKidsFilmGuyFeltStuffBitsParentProtectSixNewsClockVietnamVietnam War Author:Johnny Depp
“There's a lot of pressure on women to fulfill certain fantasies. They expect you to be a little bit of a tart, to flirt with all the men. A lot of women do it. But I'm not doing that. I talk with these guys about their wives and kids right away. When they say inappropriate things, I let them, because boys will be boys, but I'm not looking to participate in their conversations.” MenLittlesKidsGuyCertainBitsWomenBoysFantasyWifeHe ManConversationLittle BitPressureFlirtingInappropriateTarts Author:Jessica Alba
“The art world is now a fashion industry, led by its Whitney Biennial 'nose for the new look.' But nobody, it seems, has the guts or the brains to blow the necessary whistle and holler, 'Hold on guys! What the hell is this ugly bit of business?” WorldLooksArtSeemsGuyBitsBrainHellFashionIndustryBlowUglyNosesGutsArt WorldFashion IndustryWhitneyNew Look Author:Abe Ajay
“This is the inevitable consequence of a popular movie: you become the guy who wrote "the book that inspired the movie." Frankly speaking, I find it a bit insulting.” BookGuyBitsConsequenceInspiredInevitableInsultingPopular Movie Author:Sergei Lukyanenko
“It was also great to have the Backstreet Boys appear on stage with me because I have gotten to know them all a little bit just recently, and not only are they great performers, but they also very hard working professionals and really nice guys.” KnowsLittlesHardGuyBitsBoysNiceStageHard WorkLittle BitPerformersReally NiceNice GuyBackstreetBackstreet Boys Author:Elton John
“You are a part of everything. You are like the guys in the bar and that gal on the corner with the red dress. We are a little bit of everyone. Let's not get too fancy here.” LittlesGuyBitsBuddhismLittle BitRedDressesCornersBarsBuddhistFancyEtiquetteGals Author:Frederick Lenz
“To me, Kane's always been a good guy, a good teammate. I think now he's got a girlfriend. You can tell, he's 24, turning 25, he's not 18 or 19 anymore. It's kind of fun seeing him and Toews get a little bit older, have girlfriends. They're starting to stay in on a Friday night, watch a movie instead.” ThinkingKindLittlesNightGuyFunBitsWatchesSeeingLittle BitStartingGirlfriendFridayTeammateNhlGood GuyFriday NightGood TeamBlackhawks Author:Duncan Keith
“I go from locker to locker, pretending the guys are here. You know, give them a little bit of a pep talk. It must be working, because we haven't lost a game yet.” KnowsGivingLittlesGuyGamesLostBitsHavensLittle BitHockeyPretendingNhlLockersPepPep Talk Author:Tom McVie
“When I was young I was on punishment a lot and I used to watch a lot of TV, and I asked myself a question: 'How come people like Mike? How come they like Magic? How come they like Bird? How come they don't like the big guys?' So I just throw a little bit of what they were doing. You smile, you act crazy and silly. And I think people like me because I'm different. I've always been a class clown type of guy. It comes natural.” PeopleThinkingLittlesDifferentBigsYoungUsedGuyBitsNaturalClassWatchesMagicCrazyTvsTypeBasketballLittle BitBirdSillyPunishmentLike MeClownMikeDoing YouBig GuysType Of GuyLike Mike Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“When you're a very career-oriented woman, sometimes you don't have as much time to go meet all kinds of guys. You're a little bit limited to the guys that work in your office. I think a lot of girls can relate to that problem.” ThinkingKindLittlesSometimesProblemGuyGirlBitsCareersOfficeLittle BitAll KindsRelate Author:Piper Perabo
“Auditioning for television shows - to find a guy who has a lot of experience as a laborer is a bit of an anomaly. We do exist. I know several other actors who have made their living, instead of a waitress job, framing houses or blacktopping roads.” KnowsMadeShowsJobsGuyActorsHouseBitsTelevisionTelevision ShowsWaitressLaborersAnomaliesFraming Author:Nick Offerman
“I think any football is a guy that is able to one, be able to be humble and hungry off the field, but at the same time on the football field understand what they have to get done and be a little bit ferocious.” ThinkingLittlesDoneAbleGuyBitsFieldsFootballLittle BitHumbleHungryBe HumbleFootball Field Author:Ndamukong Suh
“People are surprised that I'm nice and it helps me out a little bit; it's easy to be nice when everyone thinks you're going to be a jerk but if people think you're a nice guy then it's tough because it's what they expect.” PeopleIfsThinkingLittlesHelpingGuyEasyBitsNiceLittle BitToughHelp MeBeing NiceJerkNice Guy Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“Confidence: It's the difference between the girl with the perfect body in a one-piece bathing suit, pulling at it and thinking she's not thin enough or doesn't have big enough boobs - and the girl who people call a bit overweight, but meanwhile, she's wearing a bikini and guys are saying, "God, she's sexy." It all has to do with how you feel about yourself - it's about projecting the attitude, I'm OK with who I am.” PeopleThinkingFeelsEnoughBodyBigsGuyGirlBitsDifferencesPerfectAttitudePiecesSexyWho I AmSuitsAbout YourselfPullingHow You FeelOverweightOne PieceBathingBikinisBathing Suits Author:Jennifer Lopez
“I'm good when I've got a bit of an edge, like the Clint Eastwood type of archetypal character. The tough guy that doesn't say a lot.” CharacterGuyBitsTypeToughEdgesTough Guy Author:Scott Adkins
“Warren Moon and Doug Williams really didn't run that much. That's the negative stereotype when it comes to African-American quarterbacks, that most of us just run. Those guys threw it around. I like to think I can throw it around a little bit.” ThinkingLittlesI CanRunningGuyBitsMoonLittle BitNegativeAfrican AmericanStereotypeQuarterbackNegative Stereotypes Author:Robert Griffin III
“I was the girl in the black leather jacket with the black fingernails, picked up after school by guys with loud cars and motorcycles. I carried straight-A grades, but I had a little trouble with rules. I tended to have a bit of an authority problem.” LittlesProblemSchoolGuyGirlBitsBlackTroubleCarAuthorityLoudGradesJacketsLeatherMotorcycleFingernailsAfter SchoolLeather Jackets Author:Melissa Marr
“I'm a guy who's all about peace, love, and happiness. I'm a bit of a hippie.” GuyBitsHippieHappiness And LovePeace Love Author:Corey Feldman
“You know what's fun about basketball? It keeps evolving, and it keeps changing a little bit. And the older guys want to try to hold it back to how they grew up, and it's not the same. You've got to change with the times, and some of the guys you've got to drag across the finish line.” KnowsWantTryingLittlesGuyFunBitsLinesGrewBasketballLittle BitGrew UpEvolveDragFinish LineOlder Guys Author:Mike D'Antoni
“I'm kind of like a guy who's missing a little bit of the guy gene. Like, I love steak, but the notion of golfing is the last thing I would want to do. I love women, but I'm also a mama's boy, and some of my best friends are women. So I'm kinda half guy's guy.” WantKindLittlesLastsGuyBitsHalfBoysMissingLittle BitNotionGenesMy Best FriendMamaGolfingSteakMama's Boy Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I'm not sure how to describe my style. A lot of my work is dark and looks a bit sad, which is strange because I'm such a smiley, over-the-top positive guy who wears gold shoes most days.” LooksGuyBitsDarkStyleStrangeGoldShoesNot SureOver The TopSmileyGold Shoes Author:Aaron Huey
“I always liked the steel guitar. I also love the guys that play the bottleneck. But I could never do it; I never made it do what I want. So every time I would pick up the guitar, I'd shake my hand and trill it a bit. For some strange reason my ears would say to me that sounds similar to what those guys were doing. I can't pick up the guitar now without doing it. So that's how I got into making my sound. It was nothing pretty. Just trying to please myself. I heard that sound.” WantTryingMadeI CanReasonPlayHandsGuyBitsSoundHeardStrangePleasePicksEarsGuitarMade ItShakesSteelBottlenecksTrill Author:B. B. King
“There are different 'It' factors for different players. There are all kinds of different personalities of quarterbacks around the league, but there are a lot of good ones and they don't necessarily think and act alike. But I do think there are moments during games even on the collegiate level where you can see that this guys is something different, someone sees things differently, they see things a little bit quicker, they're a little bit more cognizant of what's going on. I think it's something like that.” ThinkingKindLittlesDifferentMomentsGuyGamesBitsLevelsPlayerPersonalityLittle BitFactorsAll KindsLeagueNflThis GuyQuarterbackCognizant Author:Ted Thompson
“On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.” LittlesTodayGuyTurnsWishBitsSportsChanceCuttingLittle BitAthleteClock Author:Eric Heiden
“Before people figured out I was funny, I got cast quite a bit as either a rapist or serial killer or the guy who catches those people.” PeopleGuyBitsCastsKillersSerialsSerial Killer Author:Nick Offerman
“I use two million Twitter followers as a tool. The reason I have Twitter is so people can get to know me as a different person other than Dwight. I just realized all of the sudden like everything thinks I'm Dwight. They think that I'm Dwight from the office and that I'm this kind of annoying, difficult, nerdy, creepy guy and they don't know Rainn Wilson - although I'm a little bit nerdy, annoying and creepy. I'm not as much as Dwight Schrute.” PeopleThinkingKnowsKindLittlesPersonsTwoDifferentReasonUseGuyBitsDifficultMillionsOfficeLittle BitToolsFollowersAnnoyingKnow MeCreepyWilsonNerdyDwightGet To Know MeJust Realized Author:Rainn Wilson
“I always loved horror as a kid. On the one hand, I really love monsters, because in a way I feel like I related to their outsider status and like the sentimental romantic plight of the monster. More importantly though I feel like people are completely motivated by fear, especially with our political system here in America which is just degenerating into more and more fear mongering and it gets in the way of real discourse, plus it's just something I'm obsessive about and have always been a little bit of a paranoid guy.” PeopleWayFeelsLittlesRealHandsKidsAmericaPoliticalGuyBitsHorrorLittle BitMonstersRelatedPlusMotivatedOutsidersDiscourseSentimentalObsessivePolitical SystemsParanoidPlightFear Mongering Author:Larry Fessenden
“I'm not a grunter, I'm relatively quiet. There's a little bit of breathing out. Some people get really loud! There's a little bit of psyching up sometimes, if you're going for a really heavy weight you might make a little noise, but when lifting, I try and keep it quite quiet - I'm not a fan of male noise in that way to be totally honest. I think when girls do it it's not as bad, but when guys do it it's just like, 'Come on mate, hold it in!'.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayTryingLittlesSometimesMightGuyGirlBitsFansHonestQuietLittle BitWeightMalesHeavyNoiseBreathingLoudMatesGet RealLiftingHeavy Weights Author:Greg Rutherford
“Whenever you get a bunch of guys that are funny or think they’re funny, when you first meet, there’s always a lot of bits and it’s never, ever, ever funny. So basically you have to get through the awkwardness.” ThinkingFirstsGuyBitsBunchAwkwardness Author:Chris Jericho
“I'm a guy who is a little bit complicated and is a little bit in his own head and is not the most free-spirited, fun-loving kind of guy.” KindLittlesGuyFunBitsLittle BitComplicatedSpiritedFun Loving Author:Jason Bateman
“Only comedies can get you that engaged in a movie, dramas people just sort of sit there and eat their popcorn and nothing really happens, they might cry a little bit, but that's it. Horror movies are talking at the screen, guys are elbowing each other, laughing at each other because they got scared. That's the beauty of a horror movie.” PeopleLittlesMightHappensGuyBitsTalkingLaughingComedyCryDramaHorrorLittle BitScaredScreensEngagedPopcorn Author:Bruce Campbell
“I think there's a little bit of idiot in everybody and I think some people cover it better than others but I think I am very much a guy who wears his heart on his sleeve.” PeopleThinkingHeartLittlesGuyBitsLittle BitIdiotSleeves Author:Steve Carell
“I don't want to paint myself as some villain - I was never a bad guy doing horrible things, but I got too caught up in wanting a very specific thing to happen to the band. Ultimately, I had to find the ability in myself to get over that and stop being so stringent and learn to laugh a little bit more.” WantLittlesHappensGuyBitsAbilityLaughingBandLittle BitPaintCaughtHorribleVillainGet OverCaught UpBad GuysHorrible Things Author:Andy Biersack
“As a consumer, if I heard someone who said, "I've written this song," and then I found out it wasn't by them, it's a bit disappointing. A lot of the guys that do that are really talented and they've made some incredible music, but they get addicted to having success and feel too much pressure, so they get other people to make sure that their next song makes money.” PeopleIfsFeelsMadeSaidGuySongNextFoundBitsToo MuchWrittenHeardPressureIncrediblesMaking MoneyConsumersDisappointing Author:Howard Lawrence
“I have always felt a little bit uncomfortable with question [why I'm write these stories]. It's not a question that you would ask a guy that writes detective stories or the guy that writes mystery stories, or westerns, or whatever. But it is asked of the writer of horror stories because it seems that there is something nasty about our love for horror stories, or boogies, ghosts and goblins, demons and devils.” WritingLittlesStoriesSeemsGuyAsksFeltBitsMysteryHorrorLittle BitDevilGhostUncomfortableDemonNastyOur LoveDetectivesHorror StoriesGoblinDetective StoriesBoogie Author:Stephen King