“If being good isn't working - try being outrageous.” IfsTryingLonelyBe GoodGood TimesOutrageousBeing Lonely Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“...There are also those who inadvertently grant power to another man's words by continuously trying to spite him. If a man gets to the point where he can simply say, 'The sky is blue,' and people indignantly rush up trying to refute him saying, 'No, the sky is light blue,' then, whether they realize it or not, he has become an authority figure even to such adversaries.” PeopleIfsMenTryingLightRealizingLeadershipSkyFiguresAuthorityBlueSpiteGrantsAdversariesAnother ManSaying NoAuthority FiguresLight Blue Author:Criss Jami
“Even though artists of all kinds claim to put their hearts and souls into their works, it will only confuse you, for example, if you try to discern a painter by his paintings. His masterpiece may be the master because of its iridescence; it may display a hundred different perspectives through his single face.” IfsTryingHeartKindMayDifferentSoulFacesArtistExamplePaintingMastersPerspectiveHundredClaimsAll KindsPainterWorking ItDisplayMasterpieceHeart And SoulDifferent Perspective Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“I think when you've had success, publishers and reviewers and readers are willing to let you try something new if you've already proven yourself. They're excited about what you're doing, you have people interested in it, and actually waiting for it. It's empowering.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingWaitingWillingReaderExcitedEmpoweringSomething NewProvenPublishersDoing YouReviewers Author:Lois Lowry
“I've always been honest with all my kids. So I - if they did well, they did well. And if they didn't, actually, I asked, did you try your best? And if they tried their best, then, you know, I back out because I expect them to be honest with me or with themselves. And I can't make you go out there and work out hard.” IfsKnowsTryingWellsI CanHardKidsHonestWork OutBeing HonestTry Your Best Author:Ryan Lochte
“Crime stories are, as you know, one of the most popular forms of entertainment that exist. If you then try to have something to say... that I have, of course.” IfsKnowsTryingStoriesFormCoursesCrimeEntertainment Author:Steig Larsson
“Honestly, I try and stay away from what's been written about me, because if you let that stuff get to you and it's not true it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard recently which is not true, I didn't say it, is that I believe I was quote saying 'I will never take my shirt off for a movie again.' I didn't say that.” IfsTryingBelieveI BelieveStuffWrittenOne ThingHeardCrazyHonestlyShirtsShirt Off Author:Taylor Lautner
“If the music in a groove fits with what you're playing, then play it; if not, then you can play it backwards. If that doesn't work, you try it at a different speed. If it really doesn't work you just break it. The whole ritual to put a record on a turntable just to listen to it, I don't do that too often.” IfsTryingDifferentPlayWholeBreakRecordsFitSpeedRitualBackwardsGrooveTurntables Author:Christian Marclay
“If I feel I can play a part I do everything in my power to try to play it.” IfsFeelsTryingI CanPlay Author:Elizabeth McGovern
“What all my years in improvisation taught is that - if you're going to grow as a performer - you have to try some new things. You've got to be willing to take a few risks.” IfsTryingYearsGrowsRiskTaughtWillingPerformersNew ThingsImprovisation Author:Jack McBrayer
“I did work at a mall in college - I think retail/customer service is just one of the most hideous jobs in the world. So I always try to be extra nice when I go into a store. But malls are part of our culture, if you watched any teen comedy in the '80s. it's clear that malls are where we live!” IfsThinkingWorldTryingJobsCultureClearComedyNiceCollegeCustomersStoresExtrasJust One80sHideousMallsRetail Author:Jayma Mays
“If you're working with someone who you get on with and you're supposed to hate them on the screen, then you get this playful challenge thing where you're trying to one-up each other and that's really interesting. Sometimes it can become like tennis. The harder you hit the ball back, then the harder the hit it back to you.” IfsTryingSometimesHateChallengesInterestingBallsHarderScreensTennisReally Interesting Author:Joseph Morgan
“People might start with LiveJournal or Blogger, but if they get serious, they'll graduate to WordPress. We try to cater to the more powerful users.” PeopleIfsTryingMightPowerfulSeriousGraduatesUsersBloggersWordpress Author:Matt Mullenweg
“I never know why shows succeed or don't succeed, which is why I look at it as, 'I'll do the best work that I can', and if the fans and people respond then I'm always really flattered and honored, and if they don't then I'll try and do something next time that they like better. But I have no idea what makes a hit show, I really don't.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingLooksI CanIdeasShowsNextFansSucceedNo IdeaNext TimeHonoredDo The BestBest WorkFlattered Author:Poppy Montgomery
“If you cannot be on the project each day to check on things, then you should not try and be your own contractor.” IfsShouldTryingProjectsChecksEach DayContractor Author:Robert Metcalfe
“I'm a mixture of Anglo-Saxon, a bit of Spanish and one-eighth American. I've often wondered if I have an Asiatic ancestor from the East as well because I have deep-set eyes. Make-up artists are constantly trying to shade my eyelids, and I have to point out that I don't have any!” IfsTryingWellsEyeArtistBitsEastShadeAncestorMixturesEyelidsAnglo SaxonMake Up Artist Author:Olivia Williams
“My family keeps me pretty grounded. Like if I try anything diva, they're like, 'Oh shut up. Go and do the dishwasher.'” IfsTryingMy FamilyShut UpGroundedDishwashers Author:Rebel Wilson
“I think people are tired of religion and how it divides and damages people. You can name it whatever you want, Islam or Christianity, but if you have a system in which God is distant and angry all the time, and you're trying to please him through the right disciplines, it isn't going to work for everyone.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantTryingNamesChristianityDisciplinePleaseAngryTiredIslamDamageDividesGoing To Work Author:William P. Young