“The key to not getting rejected if you're writing for a magazine, is to know to read that magazine and know everything about them before you ever make a submission.” IfsKnowsWritingKeysMagazinesRejectedSubmission Author:Homer Hickam
“I think the most important key to quality communication and interaction is developing an interest in the person you`re talking with. Most women know the secret to a quality conversation is to ask quality questions and have a sincere interest in hearing the answers. In fact, the best communicators very often say the least. It`s not the extrovert who dominates the conversation that a client feels most connected with, but rather the individual who shows a real and sincere interest in knowing about the life of the person they`re talking with.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsPersonsImportantRealFactsShowsAsksIndividualInterestAnswersSecretQualityTalkingKnowingCommunicationKeysConversationConnectedHearingDevelopingSincereInteractionClientsCommunicatorsExtroverts Author:Tony Robbins
“The key to good worldbuilding is leaving out most of what you create. You, as the author, had damn well better know the where all that dragon food comes from, but that doesn't mean that I, as a reader, want to read a five thousand word essay about you explaining it to me. I don't need to see the math, but I can tell by the details you provide whether or not you've thought these things through to their logical conclusions.” KnowsWantNeedsWellsMeanI CanFiveKeysReaderThousandLeavingDetailsMathConclusionDamnDragonsLogicalEssaysExplaining Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“It is not coincidence that at Barcelona we have low-key lifestyles and we have been successful. We know we are football players and not movie stars.” KnowsHas BeensStarsSuccessfulPlayerFootballKeysLowsLifestyleCoincidenceMovie StarFootball PlayerBarcelonaLow Key Author:Lionel Messi
“To reach the highest level you have to not just have a dream and focus but you also have to make sure you are writing great songs, and if you feel they're what you want to represent you, that is key. But getting out on the road is key. And get your music out there. Maybe something catches, maybe it gets picked up and used on television, you just never know.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsWritingDreamUsedSongLevelsFocusTelevisionKeysHighestWhat You Want Author:Joan Jett
“Mary had a crypto key, she kept it in escrow, and everything that Mary said, the Feds were sure to know.” KnowsSaidKeysFedsMary Author:Sam Simon
“It is possible to learn more than your doctor knows, particularly in key areas that specifically apply to you. In fact, you may discover material that your doctor never saw, or did see and never investigated.” KnowsMayFactsSawsMaterialsKeysAreasDoctors Author:Andrew Saul
“When a hunger pain happens, that's your bodies way of saying it's too late, you're a fat storing machine now. The key and all trainers know the secret is that you should always take portable snacks with you and try to feed yourself every couple of hours.” KnowsWayShouldTryingBodyHappensPainHoursSecretKeysCoupleLateMachinesHungerYour BodyFatsToo LateTrainersSnacks Author:Jackie Warner
“The advice I would give would be to know that it's ok and natural to be nervous. The key is to rehearse, always be yourself and don't be afraid to not be perfect as we all make mistakes.” KnowsGivingWould BeNaturalPerfectMistakeAdviceKeysNervousBeing YourselfMaking MistakesWe All Make MistakesAlways Be Yourself Author:Tweet
“The key to dealing with people in general is that they have to know that you care about them. You have to deal with people in gentleness. You have to come along side of them. You can't push them. You can't pull them. You have to walk with them. In order to do that, you've got to demonstrate care for that individual. That's my whole thing” PeopleKnowsWholeCareOrderIndividualSidesWalksDealsKeysGentlenessDealing With People Author:Lance Berkman
“Do you know the warm progress under the stars? Do you know we exist? Have you forgotten the keys to the kingdom? Have you been born yet & are you alive?” KnowsStarsBornAliveProgressKeysForgottenWarmKingdomsDo You KnowKeys To The Kingdom Author:Jim Morrison
“I know not a better rule of reading the Scripture, than to read it through from beginning to end and when we have finished it once, to begin it again. We shall meet with many passages which we can make little improvement of, but not so many in the second reading as in the first, and fewer in the third than in the second: provided we pray to him who has the keys to open our understandings, and to anoint our eyes with His spiritual ointment.” KnowsFirstsLittlesEndsEyeChristianSpiritualReadingUnderstandingKeysPrayingBibleThirdsFinishedImprovementScripturePassagesFewerReading The Scriptures Book:The Works of the Rev. John Newton ... Source: The Works of the Rev. John Newton ...
“We have all of us free access to all that is great, and good, and happy, and carry within ourselves a key to all the treasures that heaven has to bestow upon us. We starve in the midst of plenty, groan under infirmities, with the remedy in our own hand; live and die without knowing and feeling anything of the One only God, whilst we have it in our power to know and enjoy it in as great a reality as we know and feel the power of this world over us; for Heaven is as near to our souls as this world is to our bodies; and we are created, we are redeemed, to have our conversation in it.” KnowsWorldFeelsSoulGodFeelingsBodyHandsRealityDiesHeavenEnjoyKnowingThis WorldKeysConversationAccessTreasurePlentyMidstRemedyRedeemedInfirmity Book:Extracts from The spirit of prayer Source: Extracts from The spirit of prayer
“You know, once something freezes, it's solid. That's the key to the arctic - they didn't fear the cold, they made use of it.” KnowsMadeUseKeysColdFreezeArctic Author:Wade Davis
“For me, the key image is the boat coming through the fog at the beginning. It's something I imagined and liked and I guess there are other references in other films I make - the similar type of image. But I think it's interesting, it's breaking through the mystery, or maybe it stays in the fog... we don't really know. Where is he at the beginning of the film, who is he?” ThinkingKnowsFilmInterestingMysteryKeysTypeBoatFog Author:Martin Scorsese
“I know it's going to sound like a cliché, but the key of successful playing a role is to sort of keep it real and earnest and react the way that one would react in those situations. Where the disconnect between the movie and the audience would happen is if you go too big or too crazy with that stuff.” IfsKnowsWayRealBigsHappensStuffSoundSituationRolesAudienceSuccessfulCrazyKeysEarnestKeeping It Real Author:Jay Baruchel
“I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor. When you're starting out, especially as an entrepreneur, you really don't know what you're doing. You go out there and you try so many things. The key in the process, to me, is that you keep trying and you never give up.” KnowsGivingTryingProcessKeysGiving UpEntrepreneurStartingMentorNever Giving UpKeep TryingDoing YouStarting Out Author:Debbi Fields
“A Dark Age is not just a period in which people no longer know how to do things. The real key is that people no longer remember that certain things can be done at all.” PeopleKnowsRealDoneAgeRememberCertainDarkKnow HowKeysPeriodsDark Ages Author:Jerry Pournelle
“Good preparation is key for me. Nowadays everyone is an actor slash writer, slash this, slash that, its cool; and you can only go so far on pure talent so you also need to know your craft well. I directed tons of shorts in college and acted in a slew of non paying acting work. You just have to be prepared. Period.” KnowsNeedsWellsActorsActingTalentCollegeKeysPeriodsPurePreparedCraftsPreparationBe PreparedShorts Author:Jaime Zevallos
“I think for a film that has real theatrical potential a sales agent is key. For a film that may find it tougher in the American marketplace, such as many of the docs in the world competition that may not be competing for deals - any subtitled film has a harder time in this marketplace - for those films I don't know that a sales agent necessarily helps for the kinds of smaller deals that may or may not be offered.” ThinkingKnowsWorldKindMayRealHelpingFilmDealsKeysHarderCompetitionAgentsCompetingMarketplaceTheatrical Author:Thom Powers
“Because, we assume, these days, you just get in a car, you turn the key, and woosh, you're up the road. Or even now, dare I say, you don't turn a key; you get in a car and you're up the road. And yet with this particular car, it was a five-step process to start it. So how do I let the reader know that?” KnowsTurnsProcessStepsFiveCarParticularKeysReaderAssumingDareThese Days Author:Jacqueline Winspear
“[When making movies I] set out to be authentic to [myself] and to put it down the way [I] feel it and know it and interpret it. And then others sometimes key into it and get it.” KnowsWayFeelsSometimesKeys Author:Oliver Stone
“When I moved to New York, I had nothing. And a friend of mine also had nothing. And he said, 'Hey, come with me to the Marriot Marquis. And if you go to the 30th floor, and you wait by this door, and you sneak in, you can get free food.' And I did that for three years. I was prepared if anyone said, 'Can we see your room key?' to be like, 'Do you know who I am? I'm Bob Marriot's nephew.' Um, so great, I'm glad to be here and have free food again. And I didn't have to sneak in!” IfsKnowsYearsSaidThreeWaitingRoomsDoorsNew YorkMinesKeysMovedPreparedGladWho I AmHeyDo You KnowThree YearsBobSneakNephewYour RoomSneak InFree Food Author:Santino Fontana
“We’re no longer in the days where every program is super well crafted. But at the heart of the programs that make it to the top, you’ll find that the key internal code was done by a few people who really knew what they were doing.” PeopleKnowsWellsHeartDoneKeysProgramCodeInternals Author:Bill Gates
“Celebrity and charity have been bedfellows for many years. The key is to try and choose practical, sound and effective ones. There is no shortage of solicitation for endorsement, so you have to really know what you're getting behind and be passionate about it. In this case, aside from just being a spokesperson, they're benefiting a form of expression that is dear to me, painting.” KnowsTryingYearsHas BeensFormSoundBehindsCasesPaintingExpressionKeysCharityDearPassionatePracticalsJust BeingShortageEndorsementsBedfellowsSolicitation Author:Billy Zane
“You know, you put a lot of ingredients in there and you hope something comes out that has an interesting taste to your palate. I think ultimately what...what God was guiding me to do was. (to) talk about our paths and the uniqueness of each of our paths and truth being the key to getting on your path, being true to what you really want in life.” ThinkingKnowsWantInterestingPathKeysTasteTruth IsBeing TrueIngredientsUniquenessPalate Author:Corbin Bernsen
“As far as Paris goes, we don't know for sure yet how these guys communicate among themselves and how they communicated back to the ISIS leadership in Iraq and Syria, but I'm fairly confident we're going to learn they used these encrypted communication applications that have commercial encryption and are extremely difficult for companies to break - and which the companies have made the decision not to produce a key for.” KnowsMadeUsedGuyDifficultDecisionCompanyBreakProduceCommunicationKeysIraqCommunicateParisApplicationSyriaIsisEncryption Author:Michael Morell
“The key thing about any fund is to make sure its expenses are low. You know, if you look at the funds in your plan and you see that they're all charging 1.5 and 2 percent,you've gota bad plan.” IfsKnowsLooksPlansKeysLowsPercentFundExpensesChargingKey Things Author:William J. Bernstein
“If you really wish to follow Christ, if you want your love for him to grow and last, then you must be faithful to prayer. It is the key to the vitality of your life in Christ. Without prayer, your faith and love will die. If you are constant in daily prayer and in the Sunday celebration of Mass, your love for Jesus will increase. And your heart will know deep joy and peace, such as the world could never give.” IfsKnowsWorldWantGivingHeartLastsJoyDiesJesusWishGrowsChristPrayerKeysMassAnd LoveIncreaseConstantFaithfulSundayCelebrationVitalityBeing FaithfulFaith And LoveDaily Prayer Book:Pope John Paul II in My Own Words Source: Pope John Paul II in My Own Words
“Here is the key to existence. Are you listening? Here is the key to existence; when I tell you this you will know how to run your lives. You will know if you have been living life to the full, and if you realize you haven't been, you will know immediately how to correct that state of affairs. As soon as I tell you the key to existence. Are you ready? Are you ready for me to tell you?... Always breathe. That's the basis of life, breathing. That's basically the basis. If you don't breathe, you die.” IfsKnowsHas BeensStatesRunningDiesRealizingExistenceKnow HowHavensReadyKeysListeningBasesAffairBreatheBreathingLive LifeLiving Life To The Full Author:Christopher Durang
“So I'd much rather get across the concept of freedom. It's what's important to Indian children. The only way you can be free is to know is that you are worthwhile as a distinct human being. Otherwise you become what the colonizers have designed, and that is a lemming. Get in line, punch all the right keys, and die.” KnowsWayHumansChildrenImportantDiesLinesHuman BeingsKeysConceptsIndianWorthwhileWhat's ImportantLemmings Author:Russell Means
“I don't want to sound arrogant and say that I know everything about directing and I've got it cracked, but it was just all in all a joyous experience. To me, the key to directing, to be honest, is just surround yourself with brilliant people and let them do their thing” PeopleKnowsWantSoundHonestKeysBrilliantBeing HonestSurroundArrogantJoyousCrackedSurround Yourself Author:Dan Mazer
“Motivated teams are the key to success at every startup, yet I still know entrepreneurs who gave an inspirational speech to kick off the quarter but haven't been heard from since, or don't realize that their actions are often more demotivating than inspirational.” KnowsStillsActionRealizingHeardTeamHavensKeysSpeechEntrepreneurKicksMotivatedQuartersKey To SuccessInspirational Speech Author:Martin Zwilling
“The key to writing for Richard (Pryor) was to just push his buttons and then know when to push the buttons on your cassette recorder. You'd get him started, then surreptitiously start recording when he got inspired and started walking around the room and improvising in character. Then you'd get it all transcribed and take credit for it.” KnowsWritingCharacterRoomsKeysWalkingInspiredCreditButtonsImprovisingRecordersCassettes Author:Alan Thicke
“We must never forget that BYU is not just another "good" university. It was established by the Lord's servants and continues to be blessed with the direction and support of prophets, seers, and revelators. While we may not understand all of the details, we do know that Brigham Young University occupies a key place in the Lord's plans for the completion of His work in these last days.” KnowsMayLastsYoungForgetLordSupportPlansKeysBlessedUniversityDetailsServantProphetNever ForgetCompletionLast DayBeing BlessedSeersByu Author:Cecil O. Samuelson
“Mars, we know, was once wet and warm. Was it home to life? And what can living and learning to work on its rust-colored surface teach us about the future of our own planet, Earth? Answering those mysteries may hold the key to our future.” KnowsMayHomeEarthTeachMysteryPlanetsKeysWarmSurfaceOur FutureWetMarsPlanet EarthRustLive And Learn Author:Buzz Aldrin
“I don't walk around talking about my life and spouting my philosophy to people I don't know. I mean, if I get to know them, I'll talk for hours. I guess I like a lower-key scene.” PeopleIfsKnowsMeanPhilosophyHoursWalksTalkingKeysScene Author:John Cusack
“When I'm about to blow the candles on my birthday cake and everybody is telling me I must make a wish, I just go into a tailspin. I'm thinking: what do I wish?, and I just can't seem to think about anything. Then I close my eyes, take a deep breath and there comes my wish. I don't know how to explain what goes on inside of me, but that's what happens: breathing is the key to understand what's really important to me.” ThinkingKnowsImportantSeemsHappensEyeWishKnow HowKeysGoes OnBreathsBlowBreathingCakeCandleDeep BreathMy BirthdayMy WishTake A Deep BreathBirthday CakeMake A Wish Author:Kristen Stewart
“Everybody goes through a lot of the same things, and I talk about those, and that's the key. You have to connect with your audience, and I might take them on a trip with me, tell them I went here and I went there and they'll go with me, you know, to hear the stories.” KnowsStoriesMightAudienceKeys Author:Chris Tucker
“Man, just believe in yourself, be able to dream, and know that there's going to be valleys and peaks. Always stay centered, and know that God is the key, the beginning and end of everything you do.” KnowsMenBelieveEndsDreamAbleKeysBelieve In YourselfValleysBelieve In YouJust BelieveBeginnings And EndsJust Believe In Yourself Author:Common
“It's best to think of these as two things - they're related, but there's different dynamics going on with each of them. A key difference is Abyei is contested territory. We still do not know whether Abyei is going to belong to the new country of South Sudan or effectively the new country of Sudan, the northern part. That was supposed to be decided by a referendum in January; that referendum never happened, so it was being dealt with through political negotiations.” ThinkingKnowsStillsTwoDifferentCountryPoliticalDifferencesHappenedKeysDecidedSouthSupposed To BeRelatedTwo ThingsTerritoryNegotiationJanuaryDynamicsReferendumsSudan Author:Rebecca Hamilton
“I sometimes have to write for a while before I figure it out, pretend that I know what I'm doing, sort of like ad-libbing on stage until you remember your line - you hope you sound convincing to the audience. The key is to have enough material, enough threads, so that there's something that can be satisfyingly drawn to a conclusion.” KnowsWritingSometimesEnoughRememberSoundLinesAudienceStageFiguresMaterialsKeysConclusionAdsThreadConvincing Author:Said Sayrafiezadeh
“For us, the stuff we know is writing songs, playing shows, and that's what we're trying to concentrate on. Not trying to read about yourselves or looking up things about yourselves on the Internet - it's the key, or you'll go insane!” KnowsWritingTryingShowsSongStuffKeysInternetInsaneWriting Songs Author:Lauren Mayberry
“If anybody normally has a 45 minute conference call about something, I'm 15 minutes late and then I'm out 15 minutes before everybody else, and I cut to the key information and I move on. I learned that from my dad and guys like Jason Blum, who know how to do that.” IfsKnowsMovingGuyKnow HowCuttingMinutesInformationKeysDadLateMy DadConferencesJasonConference Calls Author:Mark Duplass
“We thought, you know, this will just be kind of low-key. And no one will ever know we're here, and we're tucked back in.” KnowsKindKeysLowsBe KindLow Key Author:Kurt Meyer
“One thing about Andy Warhol that was remarkable and also key to his widespread appeal is that he was so open! He would get on the phone and talk to the kid who called to say he was a fan - you know, Andy would walk from his house every morning down to the Factory carrying a bunch of Interviews - people would stop him and he would sign them, and what have you.” PeopleKnowsKidsHouseWalksMorningOne ThingFansKeysPhonesBunchAppealsInterviewsRemarkableFactoriesEvery MorningWarhol Author:Bob Colacello
“The key is to trust in your own divinity, to know that you are a piece of God, and that you are like what you came from. As a spiritual being, you have Divinity within. When Albert Einstein was asked about the impact of quantum physics, he said, "It's just all details, I just want to think like God thinks." And God thinks in terms of creating, kindness, beauty and goodness.” ThinkingKnowsWantSaidSpiritualTermKindnessPiecesKeysGoodnessCreatingImpactDetailsPhysicsDivinityQuantumQuantum PhysicsSpiritual Beings Author:Wayne Dyer
“And it sort of hit me that the very subject matter of the film that I'm dealing with is the key to the most important thing in our lives, and that's our relationships. And so we had done all this research showing the job of each individual emotion, you know, fear keeps you safe. It deals with uncertainty.” KnowsImportantMatterDoneJobsFilmIndividualDealsEmotionOur LivesSubjectsKeysSafeResearchImportant ThingsUncertaintyOur RelationshipSubject Matter Author:Pete Docter
“I've had terrible, terrible, terrible shows where I just thought, "That was off-key" or I forgot lines or I thought I looked like an idiot, and then you're leaving and talking to people, and they're like, "I had the best time of my life! That was amazing!" You just never know.” PeopleKnowsShowsLinesTalkingKeysTerribleLeavingIdiotBest TimesTime Of My LifeBest Time Of My Life Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“The key to lasting happiness and real pleasure in this world is not found in seeking gratification, but in pleasing God. And while the Lord desires that we enjoy His gifts and the people to whom we are joined, He wants us to know that we were created first for His pleasure.” PeopleKnowsWorldWantFirstsRealDesireFoundEnjoyPleasureLordThis WorldKeysSeekingLastingWant UGratificationLasting HappinessPleasing God Author:Francis Frangipane