“I'm better with my hands, and I always loved the slightly romantic idea of starting with bits of wood and being able to create something to sit on, to eat from, to store your clothes in.” IdeasHandsAbleBitsClothesStartingWoodsStores Author:Jamie Oliver
“Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage.” PeopleWorldYearsLittlesKidsBitsDifficultTermStageSucceedLittle BitLowsRateStartingLike Me Author:Daley Thompson
“Sometimes you start a little further back from the starting line. And you're going to have to work a little bit harder, and push it faster to get to the finish. I'm willing to put in the work, to compensate for other things, to get ahead, to get to where I want to be.” WantLittlesSometimesBitsLinesWillingLittle BitHarderStartingFasterMmaGet Ahead Author:Nick Newell
“I think the thing we see is that as people are using video games more, they tend to watch passive TV a bit less. And so using the PC for the Internet, playing video games, is starting to cut into the rather unbelievable amount of time people spend watching TV.” PeopleThinkingGamesBitsWatchesCuttingTvsAmountInternetStartingVideoPassiveUnbelievableWatching TvPlaying Video Games Author:Bill Gates
“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 just wear jeans, big motorcycle boots and T-shirts that are way too big for me. I like anything that has lived a little bit, that has traces of life on it. Knitwear that's a tiny bit too long because you've pulled it with your hands, or jeans that are starting to get holes.” WayLittlesLongHandsBigsBitsLittle BitStartingTinyHolesShirtsBootsJeansT ShirtMotorcycleKnitwear Author:Clemence Poesy
“Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of a hill. You must have all your skills under control from the first instant.” WritingFirstsStoriesBitsLinesSkillsStartingOpeningHillsInstantSkis Book:Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors Source: Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors
“We live in a culture that encourages us to be big about ourselves, and I think the starting point of trying to build inner goodness is to be a little bit smaller about yourself.” ThinkingTryingLittlesBigsCultureBitsGoodnessLittle BitStartingAbout YourselfStarting Point Author:David Brooks
“To make money in New York, you have to add gigs when starting out, so while I was acting quite a bit, I would do modeling.” BitsActingNew YorkAddStartingMaking MoneyModelingGigsStarting Out Author:June Squibb
“When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But, when it comes to rhythm work, you've gotta back off that gain control a bit, especially if you're playing with another guitarist.” IfsFirstsBitsBehindsGainsMurderStartingTemptationRhythmGet AwayDistortionGuitaristStarting Out Author:Kirk Hammett