“There are many things I'm looking forward to in 2013, both personally and professionally. Plans for new restaurants in the U.S., including Eataly Chicago, are underway, and I'm gearing up for the 2013 Ironman world championships in Hawaii - if I'm lucky enough to get a spot!” IfsWorldEnoughPlansLuckyIncludingSpotsRestaurantsChicagoChampionshipHawaiiLooking ForwardIronmanGearing Up Author:Joe Bastianich
“I tend to play covers when I'm gearing up for creating new song. Singing other people's songs is a way that I get inspired.” PeopleWayPlaySongCreatingSingingInspiredNew SongsGearing Up Author:Scout Niblett
“I read The Vegetarian and fell in love with it. A year later, I was invited to go and speak at the London Book Fair (which I'd never even heard of before), as they were gearing up for Korea being the market focus country in 2014. I met Max Porter there, Kang's editor at Portobello, sent him my sample, and the rest is history.” YearsBookCountrySpeakFocusHeardMetsFairsLondonEditorsVegetarianInvitedKoreaMaxSampleGearing Up Author:Deborah Smith
“I think it all started with the tuna sandwich, and then, on the road, gearing up for New York, Nick [Kroll] and John [Mulaney] had the idea of having a tuna puppet, which became Tony Tuna, and their friend Cammi Upton designed that and did a great job.” ThinkingIdeasJobsNew YorkSandwichesPuppetsGreat JobTunaGearing Up Author:Alex Timbers
“A chimpanzee who is really gearing up for a fight doesn't waste time with gestures but just goes ahead and attacks.” FightingWasteWasting TimeGesturesChimpanzeesGearing Up Author:Frans de Waal
“There's no telling what might have happened to our defense budget if Saddam Hussein hadn't invaded Kuwait that August and set everyone gearing up for World War II. Can we count on Saddam Hussein to come along every year and resolve our defense-policy debates? Given the history of the Middle East, it's possible.” IfsWorldYearsWarMightGivenHappenedMiddlePolicyDefenseEastDebateBudgetsWar Of The WorldsResolveWorld War IiMiddle EastWorld War ISaddamHusseinAugustKuwaitGearing UpPolicy Debate Book:Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government Source: Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
“I was gearing up for it. I took some singing lessons. And I opened my mouth, and Atom promptly said, 'That's not going to happen. We love your voice, but maybe we could use some of your English wit.' He had doubts about it from way back. For starters, we weren't going to be doing the Italian-American crooning thing.” WaySaidUseHappensVoiceDoubtLove YouLessonsSingingMouthsWitItalianAtomsStartersItalian AmericanGearing Up Author:Colin Firth
“Big Brother is on the march. A plan to subject all children to mental health screening is underway, and the pharmaceuticals are gearing up for bigger sales of psychotropic drugs.” ChildrenBigsPlansSubjectsBrotherDrugBiggerMental HealthMarchScreeningGearing Up Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“I went to Ft Bragg and learned that Delta was indeed gearing up for the rescue. Still I was concerned the Reagan staff would not be willing to take the risk of sending an official military force into Laos.” StillsForceRiskSeaMilitaryWillingConcernedOfficialsRescueStaffMilitary ForceDeltaLaosGearing Up Author:Bo Gritz
“I'd been gearing up to working in theatre since coming out of drama school, but it was an exciting time for TV drama - it was the birth of Channel 4, and Brookside was very cutting-edge at the time.” SchoolCuttingTvsBirthDramaExcitingEdgesTheatreComing OutCutting EdgeGearing Up Author:Amanda Burton