“She had that thing most people don't have - curiosity. She might not have always got the right answers, but she wanted to ask the questions. It's very hard if you are interested in ideas and all that, ideas and the philosophies of the past, it's very hard to find someone around here to really talk to. That's the tragedy of the thing really I mean, when you think about it. Certainly I can't find anyone around here to talk to anymore. And for a woman it's even harder you see. They can feel very trapped - because of the patriarchy. I do feel everyone needs to have these little chats now and then.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsFeelsMeanLittlesI CanIdeasHardPhilosophyMightWantedPastAsksAnswersHarderTragedyCuriosityNow And ThenTrappedPatriarchyRight Answers Author:Zadie Smith
“How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball... The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.” TryingI CanHardHomeBigsRunningMissingBaseballBallsHarderSwingsBatsHome RunHitting Home Runs Author:Babe Ruth
“Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure I can afford a nanny until my daughter's old enough to take care of that herself.” ThinkingLittlesI CanEnoughCareRunningBitsBasketballLittle BitDaughterHarderTake CareFasterMy DaughterDiapersNannies Author:Charles Barkley
“I train harder than anyone else in the world. Last year I was supposed to take a month off and I took three days off because I was afraid somebody out there was training harder. That's the feeling I go through every day - Am I not doing what somebody else is doing? Is someone out there training harder than I am? I can't live with myself if someone is.” IfsWorldYearsI CanFeelingsLastsMotivationThreeSportsMonthsTrainingHarderTrainLast YearSoftballDays OffTraining Harder Author:Marion Jones
“I can be surfing the exact same wave and then sometimes something will just set off, even if I'm riding the same board the whole time. Something will just set off and it just feels like you can push just that extra bit harder.” IfsFeelsI CanSometimesWholeBitsSportsLike YouHarderWaveBoardsExtrasRidingInspirational SportsSurfing Author:Mick Fanning
“When I was twenty-two it was a lot harder to get hurt by women. It was easier for me to, you know, cheat on a girlfriend. I can't lie like that anymore.” KnowsI CanTwoLyingHurtEasierHarderTwentiesGirlfriendCheatingCheatTwenty Two Author:Matt Dillon
“Most actors try to do as many different things as possible. I like the encouragement I get from doing new things. I like to feel scared or challenged in the hope that I can pull it off. That little bit of fear creates an energy that I can channel into the performance. And you have to keep tapping new parts of yourself, keep working or you never improve. The only way to improve is to set yourself harder goals.” WayFeelsTryingLittlesI CanDifferentActorsEnergyBitsGoalLittle BitPerformancesEncouragementHarderScaredDifferent ThingsNew ThingsTapping Author:Joanne Whalley
“I can say that I am only human and I have made mistakes. I can say that I try to live my life in the most true, honest way that I can. I am not perfect, no one is. No one is harder on me than me. No one can please everyone. No one can live in the past and expect to grow. I have been moving forward and hope that I am not defined by just a few moments in my life but all of the moments that will make up my life.” WayTryingHumansHas BeensMadeI CanMomentsPastMovingGrowsPerfectMistakeHonestPleaseHarderMoving ForwardDefinedLiving My LifeNot PerfectMade A MistakeI Have Made MistakesI Am Not Perfect Author:Chris Brown
“Rage or fear... It oscillates. Rage I need to motivate me to try things that I can't ordinarily do - as I'm a lazy man. Fear - to keep pushing harder so we don't lose what we've accomplished.” MenNeedsTryingI CanLosesHarderRageAccomplishedLazyPushingLazy Man Author:David Chang