“There is a rampant tendency in any industry where someone is trying to sell something with a bunch of data, where they cherry pick a little bit... bias a little bit. This becomes quite easy when there is an enormous amount of data to cherry pick from.” TryingLittlesEasyBitsIndustryAmountLittle BitPicksSellsEnormousBunchTendenciesDataBiasCherries Author:Burt Rutan
“Privatizing bits of the prison industry was a step in the right direction, but what we didn't have - until recently - were proper instruments for incentivizing the judiciary. That's what the 'kids for cash' judges were apparently experimenting with.” KidsBitsStepsJudgingIndustryInstrumentsPrisonCashRight DirectionJudiciarySteps In The Right Direction Author:Thomas Frank
“I'm a bit of a hacker fanatic and know a fair bit about that industry and cyber crime and cyber warfare.” KnowsBitsCrimeIndustryFairsWarfareFanaticsHackersCyberCyber Warfare Author:Seth Gordon
“It’s such a floating freak show. You get a bit older and you start to see what’s going on backstage in the collective psyche of this ridiculous industry. … Nothing pleases me more than when somebody who was awe-inspired to be working with me realizes I’m just another schmuck that they’re bored of hanging out with on a set. I love that moment. I like it when that persistent illusion is smashed.” MomentsShowsBitsRealizingIndustryPleaseIllusionInspiredRidiculousBoredAweCollectivesThat MomentHanging OutFreakFloatingPersistentPlease MeSchmucks Author:Robert Downey, Jr.
“Theres a certain logic to systems, and that logic is fairly self-evident. Its very straightforward, usually. It might take a little research, it might take a little bit of industry to prize it out, but its there to be seen.” LittlesSelfMightCertainBitsIndustryLittle BitResearchLogicPrizeEvidentStraightforward Author:Michael Nesmith
“Every actor wants to change things up a bit. You don't want to be pigeonholed, and not just because of what the industry might think.” ThinkingWantMightActorsBitsIndustry Author:Aidan Turner
“I want to make films and write films, which will happen, I'm just taking a different route right now. I'm a bit of a chameleon with the whole entertainment industry so to speak.” WantWritingDifferentWholeHappensFilmSpeakBitsIndustryRight NowEntertainmentRoutesEntertainment IndustryChameleon Author:David Boreanaz
“The art world is now a fashion industry, led by its Whitney Biennial 'nose for the new look.' But nobody, it seems, has the guts or the brains to blow the necessary whistle and holler, 'Hold on guys! What the hell is this ugly bit of business?” WorldLooksArtSeemsGuyBitsBrainHellFashionIndustryBlowUglyNosesGutsArt WorldFashion IndustryWhitneyNew Look Author:Abe Ajay
“I'm a bit of a chameleon with the whole entertainment industry so to speak.” WholeSpeakBitsIndustryEntertainmentEntertainment IndustryChameleon Author:David Boreanaz
“As James Surowiecki noted in a New Yorker article, given a choice between developing antibiotics that people will take every day for two weeks and antidepressants that people will take every day for ever, drug companies not surprisingly opt for the latter. Although a few antibiotics have been toughened up a bit, the pharmaceutical industry hasn't given us an entirely new antibiotic since the 1970s.” PeopleHas BeensTwoChoicesGivenBitsCompanyWeekIndustryDrugDevelopingLatterArticlesTwo WeeksNew YorkersPharmaceuticalAntibioticsAntidepressantsPharmaceutical IndustryDrug Companies Author:Bill Bryson
“It is sort of a bit of a caricature of capitalism, that it's always this zero-sum game where you have winners and losers. Silicon Valley, the technology industry at its best, creates a situation where everybody can be a winner.” GamesBitsSituationTechnologyIndustryCapitalismWinnerZeroLoserValleysCaricaturesSiliconSilicon ValleyWinner And LoserZero Sum Game Author:Peter Thiel
“Want me to sell my soul, just so I can go gold. You can have the cars, clothes the jewerlies, the houses and hos. Cats do anything for a little bit of fame and a little bit of change. Industry snakes, they ain't friendly. Thought she loved me, she just tricked me.” WantLittlesI CanSoulHouseBitsCarIndustryFameLittle BitClothesCatGoldSellsMy SoulFriendlyWant MeSnakes Author:Bow Wow
“The music industry itself is changing so quickly, that everything new, like Spotify, all feels to me a bit like a grand experiment. And I’m not willing to contribute my life’s work to an experiment that I don’t feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists, and creators of this music. And I just don’t agree with perpetuating the perception that music has no value and should be free.” FeelsShouldArtistValuesBitsWillingIndustryPerceptionAgreeCreatorExperimentsProducersMusic IndustryPerpetuatingSpotify Author:Taylor Swift
“I loved going to films, but as far as a movie buff, when I came into the movies at 16, life changed a little bit for me, from an onlooker to a person that lived within the industry. So now I would call myself a different sort of fan.” LittlesPersonsDifferentFilmBitsFansChangedIndustryLittle BitLife Changing Author:Debbie Reynolds
“Most of life is grey, with a little tiny bit of black and white. We're always subject to what I call the compression industry, which is an attempt to compress a million shades of grey with a little bit of black and white to just a hundred, or to ten, or to one!” LittlesLife IsBitsBlackWhiteMillionsSubjectsIndustryTenLittle BitHundredTinyShadeBlack And WhiteGreyShades Of GreyCompression Author:Bill Henson
“I still see myself as a bit of a cottage industry. Being in a room creating stuff and seeing if anyone wants it, as opposed to going to work for someone.” IfsWantStillsStuffBitsRoomsSeeingIndustryCreatingGoing To WorkCottages Author:Ricky Gervais
“Now that I've got a way in [to the industry] - because it can feel a bit like, "How can I possibly write a film?" - but now that I've got at least some experience in the film world, I'd absolutely love to do it again.” WorldWayFeelsWritingFilmBitsIndustry Author:Emma Donoghue
“I feel like the modeling industry is a little bit more accepting of women who make mistakes. They appreciate the idea of icons.” FeelsLittlesIdeasBitsMistakeAcceptingIndustryLittle BitAppreciateMaking MistakesModelingIconsModeling Industry Author:Lindsay Lohan
“I'm very much for strengthening our industry at home. It's great now there's a lot of work happening but I think with Irish film in particular, the views were starting to get a little stereotypical and we were pigeonholing ourselves a little bit. We needed to get out of that.” ThinkingLittlesHomeFilmBitsViewsParticularIndustryNeededLittle BitHappeningsStartingStrengthening Author:Saoirse Ronan
“As an actor, you want people to see you as a whole person, not just a single facet of your emotional spectrum. And whether it's the audience or the industry, you end up getting pigeonholed as one thing. So for people to see I can be funny and stay in shape is a bit of a weight off my shoulders.” PeopleWantPersonsI CanEndsWholeActorsBitsAudienceOne ThingEmotionalIndustryShapesWeightShouldersSpectrumFacetsWhole Person Author:Scott Porter
“There are so many female directors coming into the industry and a lot of them have important stories they want to tell that seem to fall a little bit more on the indie level.” WantLittlesImportantStoriesSeemsFallBitsLevelsIndustryDirectorsLittle BitFemale Author:Anne Fletcher
“You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the internet industry it's not about grand innovation, it's about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better.” LittlesBigsBitsTermVisionStepsWeekMonthsIndustryInternetLittle BitInnovationHumbleAspirationVisionariesBe HumbleSmall Steps Author:Jason Calacanis
“And then, once you've written, you meet producers and directors and actors. You get to meet interesting, talented, creative, artistic people, and it also staves off a bit of creative stagnation when you can't act, which is the reality of the industry. So often, you can't act because there are just too many cars and not enough car parks. But, I love writing and I'll never stop doing that.” PeopleWritingEnoughRealityActorsBitsInterestingCreativeWrittenCarIndustryDirectorsProducersArtisticParksStagnationCreative ArtCar Parks Author:Josh Lawson
“I think that when you're making your way up in the music industry you have all these heroes and the reasons why they are your heroes. As soon as you get into the industry your guidelines change a little bit. For me, my heroes now are great people first and great artists second.” PeopleThinkingWayFirstsLittlesReasonArtistBitsIndustryHeroLittle BitReason WhyGreat ArtGreat PeopleMusic IndustryGreat ArtistMy HeroGuidelines Author:Taylor Swift
“The lack of quality dance music and the fact that here in the United States, house music is not seen as anything viable by the music industry. I figured that this might be another shot at the industry looking at the possibilities of house music and giving it a little bit more legitimacy than what they give it. It's a host of different things, but it's something that I needed to say musically.” GivingLittlesDifferentStatesFactsMightHouseBitsUnitedQualityUnited StatesPossibilityIndustryNeededLittle BitMusic IsShotsDifferent ThingsHostMusic IndustryLegitimacyDance MusicHouse Music Author:Frankie Knuckles
“I wanted to be a vet, a nurse, a chef - I mean, anything but the music industry. But once I hit high school, the bug really bit me. You can't deny where you come from and what's in your genes, and music definitely was. I haven't looked back since.” MeanWantedSchoolBitsHavensIndustryHigh SchoolDenyNurseGenesChefBugsMusic IndustryVetsWhere You Come Author:Hillary Scott
“People don't actually, a lot of times, know the game behind the game. If people think that they do, it's a little bit of a naïve assessment of how the [writing] industry works.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWritingLittlesGamesBitsBehindsIndustryLittle BitAssessment Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“Before the 90s, black metal wasn't a selling tool [and didn't] have money behind it. Then it became a pop sensation. Now that the record industry has collapsed and started to rot, things are livening up a bit again.” BitsBlackBehindsRecordsIndustryToolsPopsSellingSensationsMetalsBlack Metal Author:Mat McNerney
“I grew up around fashion - my mom was an editor for Vogue. Compared to the music industry, though, I'd say [fashion] is a little bit more disorganized. But it's exciting for me because, when you're a performer, there is a fashion element.” LittlesBitsFashionGrewMomIndustryElementsLittle BitGrew UpExcitingMy MomEditorsPerformersMusic IndustryVogueDisorganized Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“When I see that the clothes are sold the day they debut in some cases, I fear we are going to kill the invisible side of fashion, the mystery. Now with the industry, it's getting a bit difficult to create any mystery. But it's quite an interesting period. It's a bit chaotic.” BitsDifficultSidesInterestingCasesMysteryFashionIndustryPeriodsClothesInvisibleChaoticDebut Author:Jean-Charles de Castelbajac