“It's definitely been a conscious decision to seek out roles that are different, in any way, from anything that I've done, just to prove to myself that I can do it and to challenge myself. If I can, then great, it will open up those doors and just prove to other directors and peers that I am, in fact, available for things other than comedy.” IfsWayI CanDifferentDoneFactsCan DoChallengesDecisionRolesComedyDoorsDirectorsProveConsciousAvailablePeersI Can Do It Author:Malin Akerman
“Don't say I hate institutionalised religion - rather than saying I hate those things, which I do not, what I'm saying is that perhaps there is a way of opening more doors, rather than closing so many.” WayHateDoorsI HateOpeningClosing Author:Lady Gaga
“Learn from this, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Hell does have an exit, and I found it. For those who are still looking for a way out, I left the door open and I'll be waiting for whoever wants to grow with me.” WayWantDoeStillsEndsLightFoundLeftGrowsWaitingHellDoorsTunnelsExitLight At The End Of The TunnelEnd Of The Tunnel Author:Kid Cudi
“What meditation does mean is a way for us to unlock and open the door to the kingdom of heaven. Jesus began his ministry by proclaiming that this holy kingdom was within us and among us.” WayMeanDoeJesusHeavenMeditationDoorsHolyKingdomsMinistryKingdom Of HeavenProclaiming Book:The Other Side of Silence: Meditation for the Twenty-First Century Source: The Other Side of Silence: Meditation for the Twenty-First Century
“It may sound strange, but when you're a kid and you're in that environment, for some reason for a long time you think, when the doors are closed in other houses, this is what it's like everywhere. And then at some point you begin to realize that isn't true, and books were really the educational system that showed me that there were many better and different ways to live a life.” ThinkingWayMayLongBookDifferentReasonKidsHouseSoundRealizingEnvironmentDoorsStrangeLong TimeEducationalDifferent WaysWay To LiveEducational System Author:Dean Koontz
“It's not like you're closing the old doors and that investigators working away in a laboratories on a unique hypothesis are no longer needed. My gosh, they are indeed. But this becomes a real engine for hypothesis generation and even for proof if you have interventions that you can carry out in this kind of large scale and conduct them in a rigorous way. I guess, yeah, it's different. But it's different in a good way.” IfsWayKindDifferentRealGenerationsDoorsLike YouNeededUniqueYeahProofScalesEnginesHypothesisInterventionClosingLaboratoryGood WayLarge ScaleInvestigators Author:Francis Collins
“Every day I get a choice. I can choose to go God's way or I can choose to go my own way or Satan's way or if I walk out of this door I don't know that I blame myself if my choice. .. because the bottom line is I want what I want what I want. ... People ask me what the greatest sin is. I feel the greatest sin is to want to be God: Pride, I want my own way. What it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ - give as much of yourself as you understand to as much of Jesus as you understand at that moment.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWantGivingFeelsMeanI CanMomentsChoicesAsksJesusChristLinesMy OwnSinWalksDoorsPrideJesus ChristBlameBottomAsk MeSatanThat MomentFollowersBottom Line Author:Rick Warren
“There was a point in my 40s when I went into the bathroom with a bottle of wine, locked the door, and said, 'I'm not coming out until I can totally accept the way that I look right now.'” WayLooksSaidI CanAcceptingDoorsRight NowWineBottlesComing OutLockedBathroomBottles Of Wine Author:Sharon Stone
“When I lived in the city, I had learned to close my door against a lot of the noise, but when I open my door here, I'm not opening into the possibility that I'm going to run into somebody or be faced with a hundred choices about what I'm going to do, or which cafe I'm going to go to, or which way to distract myself.” WayRunningChoicesCitiesDoorsPossibilityHundredNoiseOpeningCafes Author:Dani Shapiro
“It's once I discover the people inside that the story really gets going, and then the formal invention becomes less important. It's just the way in; it's the door; and then what's behind it is always some kind of people, which I think probably makes me more in the tradition of realistic fiction because that's usually what I'm interested in, the people.” PeopleThinkingWayKindImportantStoriesBehindsFictionDoorsTraditionInventionRealisticFormalRealistic Fiction Author:Jess Walter
“When you achieve it fully, you create something that's transparent - that people can move into and through their own experiences. As a writer, I don't want people spending time thinking, "What does she mean?" I want, in a way, my text to go away. So that the words on the page become a door to one's own internal investigation. It's just a passage. If the work does its job, it just opens.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantMeanDoeJobsMovingDoorsAchievePagesSpendingInternalsGoing AwayPassagesInvestigationTransparentSpending Time Author:Claudia Rankine
“We walked out of this library building downtown, just on our way to lunch, and I was walking a few steps behind Travolta, and when he opened the door, it was as if Jesus had just walked out into the commons.” IfsWayJesusBehindsStepsDoorsBuildingWalkingLibraryLunchDowntown Author:Peter Jacobson
“I think in certain ways sex work has been romanticized. I can only speak from my experience, but what surprised me about escorting was how boring it mostly is. it seemed like an assembly line process of cleaning my apartment, dressing up, making awkward small talk, having mundane mechanical sex, making more awkward small talk, and then closing the door after them. There's also a lot of frustration and annoyance with it that I feel isn't discussed (a lot of flaky potential clients for instance.)” ThinkingWayFeelsHas BeensI CanCertainSpeakSexProcessLinesDoorsBoringInstanceFrustrationAwkwardApartmentClientsCleaningDressingsClosingMundaneAssemblyDressing UpAnnoyanceSex WorkSmall TalkAssembly LineEscorting Author:Marie Calloway
“Though the blame cannot be placed entirely on publishers, I do think a more diverse pool of editors would go a long way toward broadening the perspective. Our role is to work together to create books that act as wide-open doors - books that allow all children to walk through and feel safe enough to stay.” ThinkingWayFeelsChildrenLongBookEnoughTogetherWalksRolesDoorsPerspectiveSafeBlameWideWorking TogetherEditorsPoolDiversePublishersLong Way Author:Jerry Pinkney
“I do think questions have been raised and questions have to be answered.And there is no way to predict what comes in the door of that White House from day to day that can pose a threat to the United States or one of our friends and allies, and I think this is a big part of the job interview that we are all conducting with the voters here.” ThinkingWayHas BeensStatesBigsJobsHouseWhiteUnitedUnited StatesDoorsThreatRaisedInterviewsWhite HouseVotersAlliesDay To DayConductingJob Interview Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think people like Lena Dunham really opened up the door to what was possible, and they've inspired young women to go into filmmaking and writing and directing and acting in a way that maybe they didn't before, because now there is a path and there are jobs.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingJobsYoungActingPathDoorsInspiredFilmmakingYoung Women Author:Judd Apatow
“Anybody can build a building, putting some doors into it, but how many times have you been in a building that moves you to tears the way Beethoven's 'Eighth' does?” WayDoeMovingDoorsTearsBuilding Author:Philip Johnson
“Most politicians have to find a way past that allergy. They have to find a way to go door to door, person to person, or else they don't win.” WayPersonsPastWinningDoorsPoliticianAllergies Author:Chris Matthews
“I had no idea that that was around in the family anywhere. Maybe it never was. But - so they broke the way for me, if you know what I mean. I have no idea where I got the idea from to do what I do. But I think they - Ian and Alistair, my brothers kind of opened a lot of doors for me onto the world - you know, made it seem to be a very, very interesting place.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWayKindMeanMadeIdeasSeemsInterestingDoorsBrotherMade ItBrokeNo IdeaMy BrotherVery InterestingInteresting Places Author:Maggie Smith
“I think that [Chris] Christie`s endorsement is, you know, it`s a sign that - you know, he is who we thought he was in so many different respects. He`s someone who ambition is the only thing that I think is bigger than his appetite.I think in this case, it`s a situation where he saw the one guy who he thinks he can maybe get a cabinet post with if he wins in Donald Trump. I think, you know, he kind of went out the door doing a number of favors in beating up Marco Rubio the way he did.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayKindDifferentGuyWinningNumbersSituationCasesSawsDoorsTrumpAmbitionBiggerFavorsPostsAppetiteCabinetsMarcosEndorsementsChristie Author:Ben Domenech
“My whole family is in the arts some way or the other. My father was a cellist in a symphony outside Chicago that was a side-job, he was a scientist. My mother was a dancer in New York. She was next-door neighbors with Dorothy Loudon and they moved to New York together. Mom was a dancer in New York for several years before she got married. My sister was a classical pianist. And my brother was a partier. So it all just seemed to work.” WayYearsArtWholeTogetherJobsMotherNextFatherSidesDoorsNew YorkBrotherMomMarriedScientistMovedNeighborMy BrotherDancerChicagoMy SisterSymphonyPianistWhole FamilyNext Door NeighborsCellists Author:Jason Graae
“I was taking my advance freefall course, doing my level 1 jump. My heart was racing. Like I said, I have a lot of fear with falling, so I panicked. Then I let go of the door of the airplane and kind of panicked the entire way. But after a few jumps I grew more calm, realized what was going on, and I think that was the key. The more calm I got, the more relaxed I was.” ThinkingWayHeartKindSaidFallCoursesLevelsDoorsKeysGrewMy HeartLetting GoCalmRacingAirplaneRelaxed Author:Dean Potter
“Being a Catholic, I was drawn to the mystery of the Latin and the smoke and the mirrors and all of that. That part of my disposition definitely did lend itself to finding my way to the back door of some artistic pursuit.” WayDoorsMysteryFindingsMirrorsCatholicPursuitSmokeArtisticMy WayLatinDispositionBack Doors Author:Susan Sarandon
“Radical transparency fosters goodness in so many ways for the same reasons that bad things are more likely to take place behind closed doors.” WayReasonBehindsDoorsGoodnessRadicalBad ThingsTransparencyClosed DoorsBehind Closed Doors Author:Ray Dalio
“I feel that the social revolution of the sixties is like a revolving door that came our way, and then left. It's back again.” WayFeelsLeftSocialDoorsRevolutionSixtyBack AgainRevolvingSocial RevolutionRevolving Doors Author:Marianne Williamson
“Surrendered people understand that they can’t always change a situation, especially when the door is shut. They don’t try to force it open. Instead, they pay attention to their own behavior, look at the situation at hand, and find a new, different, and creative way to get beyond the obstacles. They are comfortable with uncertainty.” PeopleWayTryingLooksDifferentHandsForcePayAttentionSituationCreativeDoorsBehaviorComfortableObstaclesPay AttentionUncertainty Author:Judith Orloff
“Serve your neighbors (like your next-door neighbors). It's a good way to get to know them better and show them what Jesus is about.” KnowsWayShowsNextJesusDoorsLike YouNeighborGood WayNext Door Neighbors Author:Matt Hammitt
“I'm very much still connected to the way that I've always been perceived. And it happens. I'm not trying to play up anything, it is true. I've walked by numerous cars where they've locked the doors, I get into an elevator and someone moves out of the way. I've been to a place where some people think their children shouldn't play with my children. And that breaks my heart.” PeopleThinkingWayTryingHeartChildrenStillsPlayHappensMovingBreakDoorsCarMy HeartConnectedMy ChildrenLockedElevatorsBreaking My Heart Author:Andrew Hawkins
“When the doors to television were opened to me, that was quite a surprise. It's been such a gift that there was so much TV and independent film happening in New York that I could be a part of. There was something to satiate my desire to be artistic and creative, especially when it wasn't in the way I originally thought it was going to be.” WayFilmDesireCreativeDoorsNew YorkTelevisionTvsHappeningsIndependentSurpriseArtisticIndependent Film Author:Aja Naomi King
“Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.” IfsWayWantNeedsCan DoChanceMillionsDoorsFeetWhat You WantCan Do SomethingWedges Author:Pauline Kael
“Magic is not so much something which you do occasionally behind closed doors or in the space behind your closed eyes, but a way of living your life — a way of approaching the world you move through and everything in it.” WorldWayEyeMovingSpaceBehindsDoorsMagicLive Your LifeClosed DoorsBehind Closed DoorsClosed Eyes Author:Phil Hine
“We have to find new ways to work without permission, new ways to turn corners and go through doors that are closed off to us to create our own audiences and our own material independently.” WayTurnsAudienceDoorsMaterialsCornersNew WaysPermission Author:Ava DuVernay
“I doubted my creative spirit three years ago and God showed me a way to praise Him through song. It opened the door to a whole tapestry of images and concepts that were brand new for me and I continued on that path.” WayYearsWholeSpiritSongThreeCreativePathDoorsConceptsYears AgoPraiseBrandsThree YearsDoubtedBrand NewTapestryCreative Spirit Author:Jonathan Cain
“I would not wear any clothes that had a brand name on them, and I only read books that were canonical. I wouldn't wear makeup, and I didn't like to let boys open the door for me because I felt like it was sexist. My heart was in the right place, but I was such a tiny dictator about it. It's embarrassing to me now because I was so rigid. It's such a rigid way of looking at the world. There's something very young about that mind-set.” WorldWayMindHeartBookYoungNamesFeltBoysDoorsMy HeartClothesTinyBrandsMakeupDictatorEmbarrassingRight PlaceSexistMind SetBrand Names Author:Zoe Kazan
“[Bill Jensen] shared his extensive publishing background with me, and prayerfully offered to work out a proposal and to see if God opened any publishing doors? I never get over the unexpected ways of God.” IfsWayDoorsBillsWork OutBackgroundsUnexpectedPublishingGet OverProposal Author:Ann Voskamp
“On the other hand, pot opens windows and doors that you may not be able to get through any other way.” WayMayHandsAbleDoorsWindowPotWindows And Doors Author:George Carlin
“Unbeknownst to me, two readers of the posts, both published authors, contacted their agent, Bill Jensen, within 24 hours of each other, encouraging him to drop me a line. Which he did. He shared his extensive publishing background with me, and prayerfully offered to work out a proposal and to see if God opened any publishing doors? I never get over the unexpected ways of God.” IfsWayTwoHoursLinesDoorsReaderBillsWork OutBackgroundsAgentsPostsUnexpectedPublishingGet OverProposal Author:Ann Voskamp
“Well that's basically how we launched Sherwood Pictures, and with our films, we sat down and we had a long list of specific things that we were praying for God to provide, and then we would just deal with all those things in prayer first, and then when we went out and began knocking on doors and calling, it was clear that God was going before us and providing the way and sending the resources.” WayFirstsWellsLongFilmPrayerDealsClearDoorsPrayingCallingResourcesDown AndListsSatProvidingKnockingKnocking On Doors Author:Stephen Kendrick
“When it finally came my way and doors opened up for me to do it and to be on stage, it felt like a natural thing to try out. And it just so happened to speak to me. I really couldn't do what I needed to do in the most fulfilling way in Hayward, Calif., or in the Bay Area, that it required me to go off to NYU.” WayTryingSpeakFeltNaturalHappenedDoorsStageNeededAreasMy WayFulfillingNatural ThingsBay AreaNyu Author:Mahershala Ali
“It might be helping to explore a story visually by going to see a museum exhibit that's relevant to something that somebody's reading, or going to see a show or listening to a piece of music or cooking a meal that's in one of the stories, something practical, something kinesthetic that draws the reader in and helps them to experience the story for themselves. Those are all ways I think we can kind of come in the back door and help kids find the joy, as opposed to the chore or responsibility, of reading.” ThinkingWayKindHelpingStoriesShowsMightKidsJoyReadingResponsibilityPiecesDoorsListeningReaderDrawsCookingPracticalsMealsMuseumsRelevantExhibitsChoresBack Doors Author:Emma Walton Hamilton
“The global financial crisis is a great opportunity to showcase and propagate both causal and moral institutional analysis. The crisis shows major flaws in the way the US financial system is regulated and, more importantly, in our political system, which is essentially a bazaar of legalized bribery where financial institutions can buy themselves the governmental regulations they want, along with the regulators who routinely receive lucrative jobs in the industry whose oversight had formerly been their responsibility, the so-called revolving-door practice.” WayWantShowsJobsPoliticalOpportunityResponsibilityMoralPracticeDoorsIndustryMajorsCrisisInstitutionsFinancialAnalysisFlawsRegulationPolitical SystemsGreat OpportunityFinancial CrisisOversightBriberyRevolvingRegulatorsFinancial SystemShowcaseFinancial InstitutionsRevolving DoorsBazaars Author:Thomas Pogge
“Grass probably helped me as much as it hurt me. Especially as a performer. When you're high, it's easy to kid yourself about how clever certain mediocre pieces of material are. But, on the other hand, pot opens windows and doors that you may not be able to get through any other way.” WayMayHandsKidsAbleCertainEasyHurtPiecesDoorsMaterialsWindowCleverGrassPotPerformersIt HurtsMediocreHurt MeWindows And Doors Author:George Carlin
“I want to be the bridge. I embrace it. I don't mind being a leader. I don't mind opening the doors. I guess my prayer is that there will be other leaders behind me who will come in and do more than what I've done, and more than what I can do and that this serves as an opportunity to level the playing field in hip-hop. I just want to be able to say "Hey, there's way more going on in life than the club."” WayWantMindI CanDoneAbleOpportunityCan DoPrayerLevelsBehindsLeaderDoorsFieldsEmbraceHip HopClubsOpeningHeyHipsBridgesHopsPlaying FieldsBeing A LeaderMind Opening Author:LeCrae
“Alistair Crowley used to define magic as anything in which you can exercise your will in the world through the use of your mind. So what's the magical way of opening or closing that door? Well, to will your body to stand up and close or open that door, that's magic. With the iPhone, it's like you put your intent into it, and it helps you exercise that intent in the world.” WorldWayMindWellsHelpingUseBodyUsedDoorsMagicLike YouExerciseYour BodyOpeningClosingIphone Author:Jason Silva