“In order to be as free as I possibly can, in my own imagination, I can't take positions that are closed. Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than to close it, to open doors, sometimes, not even closing the book -- leaving the endings open for reinterpretation, revisitation, a little ambiguity.” WorldWritingLittlesHas BeensI CanBookSometimesDoneOrderImaginationMy OwnDoorsPositionLeavingClosingAmbiguityArticulationReinterpretation Author:Toni Morrison
“In the day I can smile though I wanna die / Hold on, hold on / I can keep it together for a little while / and be strong, so strong / But when the sun goes down and I'm all alone / I haven't the strength to fight / That's when my tears give in to the night” GivingLittlesI CanTogetherNightDiesFightingStrongSunHavensTearsDown AndAll Alone Author:Kim Wilde
“I have added some ploughmen to the landscape form the park pales which is a great help, but I must try and warm the picture a little more if I can... but I look to do a great deal better in future. I am determined to finish a small picture in the spot for every one I intend to make in future. But this I have always talked about but never yet done - I think however my mind is more settled and determined than ever on this point.” IfsThinkingTryingMindLooksLittlesI CanDoneHelpingFormDealsWarmDeterminedSpotsLandscapeParksPaleI Am Determined Author:John Constable
“I work out as little as I can for as much gain as I can. Yoga and a little bit of ballet -- only 30 or 40 minutes every other day. I keep supple for myself more than for roles.” LittlesI CanBitsRolesMinutesLittle BitYogaGainsWork OutBalletSupple Author:Julie Andrews
“I can have little patience with those who oppose ... the theory of evolution or what are called "mechanistic" explanations of the phenomena of life because of certain moral consequences which at first seem to follow from these theories, and still less with those who regard it as irrelevant or impious to ask certain questions at all. By refusing to face the facts , the conservative only weakens his own position.” FirstsLittlesStillsI CanFactsSeemsFacesCertainAsksMoralPositionTheoryEvolutionConsequenceRegardConservativeExplanationPhenomenonIrrelevantTheory Of Evolution Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“For me, everyone I write of is real. I have little true say in what they want, what they do or end up as (or in). Their acts appall, enchant, disgust or astound me. Their ends fill me with retributive glee, or break my heart. I can only take credit (if I can even take credit for that) in reporting the scenario. This is not a disclaimer. Just a fact.” IfsWantWritingHeartLittlesI CanRealEndsFactsBreakMy HeartCreditDisgustingScenariosGleeBreaking My HeartDisclaimers Author:Tanith Lee
“I have a very strong work ethic, and I'm very grateful for that. But I think there was a moment when I realized, "Oh, I can play a little as well."” ThinkingWellsLittlesI CanPlayMomentsStrongEthicsGratefulI RealizedVery StrongWork EthicStrong Work Ethic Author:Carla Gugino
“People are making a lot of music and higher and higher quality. I can't say the same thing for how people are listening to music. People are hearing music through terrible speakers, little computer speakers, there's a lot to get back to in terms of hi-fi and people listening to better quality, technically better quality music.” PeopleLittlesI CanTermQualityListeningHigherTerribleComputerHearingGet BackSpeakersListening To MusicHearing MusicQuality Music Author:James Taylor
“First of all I have to ask myself what am I trying to say and who am I trying to tell the story to. So if it's just 300 words going in the Independent it's very much where, what, who and when - fantastic. If there's a little bit more scope, if I've been given 1500 words by the sports editor, and I can have a little bit of fun, then I need to maybe entertain, include some different stuff.” IfsNeedsTryingFirstsLittlesI CanDifferentStoriesAsksGivenFunStuffBitsSportsLittle BitIndependentFantasticEditorsScope Author:Steve Bunce
“I can't watch the news. It's extremely unsettling. Certain people can be a little desensitized because of movies, and I'm totally a part of that world, so I understand. But when you're actually seeing what's happening, you can't help but be a little affected.” PeopleWorldLittlesI CanHelpingCertainWatchesSeeingNewsHappeningsAffected Author:Selena Gomez
“The older you get, the more you have to talk about, and music is a really good outlet. I've chilled on it a little bit, and I can't wait to see what I'm going to step into, now that I have this collection of things.” LittlesI CanBitsWaitingStepsLittle BitMusic IsCollectionsOutletsChilled Author:Selena Gomez
“I think whatever is going on with my brain, I'm very, very - and I'm not saying this as a positive thing, it's just a fact - I'm very creative. I have a very strong imagination, and have since I was a little kid. That is where a lot of my world comes from. It's like I'm off somewhere else. And I can have a problem in life because of that, because I'm always off in some other world thinking about something else. It's constant.” ThinkingWorldLittlesI CanFactsProblemKidsStrongImaginationBrainCreativeConstantVery StrongLittle KidSomewhere ElseOther WorldsPositive ThingsProblems In Life Author:James Gunn
“I can read more languages than I speak! I speak French and Italian - not very well, alas, but I can get by. I read German and Spanish. I can read Latin (I did a lot of Latin at school.) I'm afraid I do not speak any African languages, although I can understand a little bit of the Zulu-related languages, but only a tiny bit.” WellsLittlesI CanSchoolSpeakLanguageBitsLittle BitTinyRelatedLatinItalianAlasI Can ReadSpeaks French Author:Alexander McCall Smith
“There's very little of the intentional about the business of writing poetry, as least as far as I can see.” WritingLittlesI CanWriting Poetry Author:Paul Muldoon
“I can't imagine where I'd be without the opportunities provided to me in sports. Sports taught me that gender isn't an issue; in fact, when people talk about me being the first female governor, I'm a little absent from that discussion, because I've never thought of gender as an issue. In sports, you learn self-discipline, healthy competition, to be gracious in victory and defeat, and the importance of being part of a team and understanding what part you play on that team. You all work together to reach a goal, and I think all of those factors come into play in my role as governor.” PeopleThinkingFirstsLittlesI CanSelfPlayFactsTogetherOpportunitySportsUnderstandingGoalRolesIssuesImagineTeamTaughtVictoryDisciplineHealthyFemaleImportanceCompetitionDefeatGenderFactorsDiscussionWorking TogetherGovernorsSelf DisciplineAbsentGraciousVictory And DefeatHealthy Competition Author:Sarah Palin
“These people also tended to pretend to care deeply about the blind and otherwise disabled. I am sympathetic to the needs of those users, but I can't help but think that those who claimed to speak for the blind were being more than a little disingenuous, just like those Hemp people who present their arguments in terms of their deep and abiding care for the textile industry, when their real motives are ... something else entirely.” PeopleThinkingNeedsLittlesI CanRealHelpingCareSpeakTermIndustryArgumentBlindMotiveUsersAbidingDisabledSympatheticHempTextilesDisingenuous Author:Jamie Zawinski
“I'm an actor. My life as an actor depends on who sends me what. I'm just taking the best stuff that I can find that's sent my way, regardless of how big or little the paycheck is. I don't want to work for scale anymore. I'm at a point now where, no matter how good something is, I'm not going to kill myself and end up in the hole.” WayWantLittlesI CanEndsMatterBigsActorsStuffDependsScalesHolesMy WayPaychecks Author:Alan Arkin