“I like to travel any chance I get, even if it's just a local vacation to San Diego or Palm Springs or wherever. I just like to get out and do stuff and see the world.” IfsWorldStuffChanceSpringLocalsVacationPalmsSan DiegoPalm Springs Author:Christa B. Allen
“Chance favors the well prepared. The more stuff you throw in, the more chances you have of looking like, 'I did that.'” WellsStuffChancePreparedFavors Author:Mitchell Hurwitz
“I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and take chances.” ThinkingTryingPersonsArtImportantStuffChallengesChanceFilmmakerTake A ChanceChallenge YourselfNew Stuff Author:Darren Aronofsky
“Genre stuff is the most exciting stuff for an actor to play. I get to try new things, do things I would have never got the chance to do.” TryingPlayActorsStuffChanceExcitingGenreNew Things Author:Amy Acker
“Some people figure that if they're part of a gang then they have less of a chance of being killed, because they are in larger numbers. But the problem with this is that it will lead to people doing stuff that they wouldn't usually do.” PeopleIfsProblemStuffChanceNumbersFiguresGang Author:Ross Kemp
“If something feels right, I do it. If it feels wrong, I don't. It's really very, very simple, but you've got to be willing to take your chances doing stuff that may look crazy to other people - or not doing something that looks right to others but just feels wrong to you.” PeopleIfsFeelsLooksMayStuffChanceSimpleCrazyWillingFeels Right Author:Oprah Winfrey
“I think a lot of awesome stuff is coming out with smaller presses. Small presses don't have to have huge board meetings to talk about how to market their books or what to publish - they can take more chances. They can help new authors grow in a healthier, often more artistic way.” ThinkingWayBookHelpingGrowsStuffChanceHugePressesMeetingsArtisticBoardsComing OutPublishBoard Meetings Author:Kevin Sampsell
“On a more technical level, a story takes a lot of words. And to generate words and phrases and images and so on, that will compel the reader to continue reading - that stand a chance of really grabbing a reader - the writer has to work out of a place of, let's say, familiarity and affection. The matrix of the story has to be made out of stuff the writer really knows about and likes. The writer can't be stretching and (purely) inventing all the time. Well, I can't, anyway.” KnowsWellsMadeI CanStoriesReadingStuffChanceLevelsReaderAffectionWork OutLikesPhrasesFamiliarityStretchingInventingGrabbing Author:George Saunders
“I understand that music is a business, but for people who have control of their stuff, like little Taylor and other artists, I think you'll find them standing up for their music every chance they get.” PeopleThinkingLittlesArtistStuffChanceMusic IsStanding Author:Garth Brooks
“I enjoy the kind of characters that allow you to write the dark stuff. I love Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, and when I'm writing for Dracula or Jekyll & Hyde, I get a chance to use that vocabulary.” WritingKindCharacterUseStuffEnjoyDarkChanceVocabularyHydeJekyllTchaikovskyRachmaninoff Author:Frank Wildhorn
“It's funny to think of Dave Chappelle's show and how popular it was and he was before YouTube. I would imagine 'Chappelle's Show' would be even more giant if there was a chance to put his stuff online and pass it around.” IfsThinkingShowsWould BeStuffChanceImagineGiantsOnlineYoutubeDave Author:Paul Scheer
“Well, I think in trying to make life seem real enough that one is moved to do something about the more atrocious things. By going really far afield into a completely fake world, maybe there's a chance to make things resonant somehow - or in this case, truly terrifying. To make it as bad as the real stuff that's happening.” ThinkingWorldTryingWellsRealEnoughSeemsStuffChanceCasesHappeningsMovedFakeReal StuffFake World Author:Jenny Holzer
“I like learning stuff. The more information you can get about a person or a subject, the more you can pour into a potential project. I made a decision to do different things. I want to do things that have a better chance of being thought of as original. I do everything I can to disrupt my comfort zone.” WantPersonsMadeI CanDifferentStuffChanceDecisionSubjectsInformationComfortProjectsOriginalsZoneDifferent ThingsComfort Zone Author:Brian Grazer
“It's very, very rare you find something really original and also because a lot of original stuff, most of the time has no chance, because it's so expensive to make something famous or put it in people's head that it's the one to see, it's like awareness has to be almost like at 80% or 90% if you make an expensive summer movie and that's very hard to do with anything an the White House naturally is in itself some sort of a trademark.” PeopleIfsHardHouseStuffChanceWhiteAwarenessSummerOriginalsExpensiveWhite HouseTrademarks Author:Roland Emmerich
“When I teach seminars, I tell people, Your stuff has to look like something thats out there, because otherwise nobody will take a chance on you.” PeopleLooksStuffChanceTeachTake A ChanceLike SomethingSeminars Author:Christopher Moore
“I think a Moon base is not necessary to get to Mars, but I think it will be helpful. It would give you a chance to develop and mature some systems; long duration, deep space stuff; and you're close enough to get some help, via radio from Earth.” ThinkingGivingLongEnoughHelpingEarthStuffChanceSpaceMoonRadioHelpfulMatureMarsDurationDeep Space Author:Charles Duke
“It's not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources. If you were to write something now, I bet there's a pretty good chance you'd call on your teenage years, your experiences then, stuff you learned then.” IfsWritingYearsLooksStuffChanceResourcesUnusualPoolTeenageGood ChanceTeenage Years Author:Paul McCartney
“People tried to do a lot of stuff with me early in my career where they tried to shape me into one thing or another. They couldn't just take the chance and go with my vision - which was just my intuition, really.” PeopleStuffChanceVisionCareersOne ThingShapesIntuition Author:Katy Perry
“I watch videos on YouTube of bands that I've heard of that I want to check out. And sometimes I don't even finish the video. And that's really sad, because maybe I'd like that song. I think that we don't give stuff a chance to really sink in.” ThinkingWantGivingSometimesSongStuffChanceWatchesHeardBandChecksVideoYoutubeReally Sad Author:Kathleen Hanna
“Materially we must strive to secure a broader economic opportunity for all men, so that each shall have a better chance to show the stuff of which he is made.” MenMadeShowsOpportunityStuffChanceHistoryEconomicStriveSecure Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“My recipe for success is chance, basically. Just luck. It's a miracle that people still hire me after some of the stuff I've gotten away with. Honestly!” PeopleStillsStuffChanceMiracleLuckHonestlyRecipesRecipe For Success Author:Johnny Depp
“Obviously this stuff takes a bit of planning, but I've always been someone that sets achievable short-term goals. I've never been someone that's had a five-year plan, or a three-year plan. That just seems to lead to a lot of disappointment, and doesn't give you the chance to be flexible. So I've just always been someone that's sort of reassessed where I'm at, and set goals that are realistic. And luckily, I've had plenty of chances to recalibrate and adjust, and good fortune's come my way.” WayGivingYearsSeemsThreeStuffBitsGoalTermChanceFivePlansFortuneDisappointmentPlanningPlentyMy WayFive YearsRealisticThree YearsFlexibleSetting GoalsShort TermGood FortuneFive Year PlansShort Term Goals Author:Eric Bana
“I was playing heavy metal when I was 18. I had to evolve out of that into an alternative consciousness about what it meant to change the way I played guitar, and the kind of songs, and the subject matter, and singing about child abuse, and all this stuff. I had to come from somewhere, and I had to take chances to do that.” WayKindChildrenMatterSongStuffChanceConsciousnessSubjectsSingingAbuseGuitarHeavyAlternativesEvolveMetalsChild AbuseTake A ChanceSubject MatterHeavy Metal Author:Billy Corgan
“It's rare in Hollywood to get the chance to work on something that you actually care about. The tragedy of the place is all these talented people trying to get excited about stuff they themselves would only view at gunpoint.” PeopleTryingCareStuffChanceViewsGunHollywoodTragedyExcited Author:Stephen Gaghan