“The teacher showed us how to see proportions, relationships, light and shadow, negative space, and space between space - something I never noticed before! In one week, I went from not knowing how to draw to sketching a detailed portrait. It literally changed the way I see things.” WayLightSpaceKnowingTeacherWeekChangedDrawsShadowNegativeDrawingProportionNot KnowingPortraitsSpace BetweenSketchingLight And ShadowNegative Space Author:Daniel H. Pink
“I realize this is blasphemy, but a few weeks ago I tried to watch a NASCAR race being run at Talladega. I lasted about five minutes before terminal boredom overtook me. It appeared to be nothing more than a high-speed freeway commute--a mob of luridly painted, identical lumps of metal loping at 180 mph around the banking, fender to fender, nose to tail. Knowing the scenario would surely devolve into a multicar demolition derby that would thrill the goobers in the grandstands, I turned off the set to later learn that this time it was Jimmie Johnson who triggered the eight-car melee.” RunningRealizingRaceWatchesKnowingFiveWeekMinutesCarEightSpeedNosesBoredomMetalsTailsThrillBankingFive MinutesJohnsonScenariosIdenticalBlasphemyLumpsTerminalFreewaysHigh SpeedTurned OffNascarDerbyMphDemolitionDemolition Derby Author:Brock Yates
“I get guilty when I spend money on silly things like clothes and stuff. Having experienced a completely different extreme of wealth, and I don't mean me being poor or rich, I mean knowing that 40 quid that gets spent on a pair of shoes could go a long way for a family in Georgia for a week or even a month, having experienced that, you're a bit more [guilty].” WayMeanLongDifferentStuffBitsWealthPoorKnowingRichWeekMonthsClothesShoesExtremesSillyGuiltyPairsLong WayGeorgiaPair Of ShoesSilly Things Author:Katie Melua
“I love making 'iCarly' - it's so much fun, and I love getting the script every week and not really knowing what insane thing I'm going to be doing. It's just like an adventure every episode; that's really fun.” FunKnowingWeekAdventureScriptsInsaneEpisodesLove Making Author:Miranda Cosgrove
“When I might be on a business trip, a lot of people are partying and they may be drunk or under the influence of something that I'm not under the influence of, and that might influence their actions. I'm not even blaming them, but being in the club and not knowing what everybody's motives are, I have to take precautions damn near every week, especially when I go out of town.” PeopleMayMightActionPartyKnowingWeekInfluenceTownsBlameClubsDrunkDamnMotiveNot KnowingPrecautionBusiness Trips Author:Gucci Mane
“We just keep making the shows that we love, and the good news is that we can never rest on our laurels, knowing that we're going to be on forever. We're constantly challenged to write the very best story that we can, week in and week out, hoping that that will allow us to keep telling more of them.” WritingStoriesShowsForeverKnowingWeekNewsGood NewsLaurels Author:Jeff Pinkner
“Your idea of bliss is to wake up on a Monday morning knowing you haven't a single engagement for the entire week. You are cradled in a white paper cocoon tied up with typewriter ribbon.” IdeasWhiteMorningKnowingWeekHavensPaperWake UpBlissEngagementTiedMondayTypewritersRibbonsMonday MorningTied UpCocoonsWhite Paper Book:A Peculiar Treasure Source: A Peculiar Treasure
“So on the Tuesday night deadline, while Abu Qatada was appealing to European Court judges, the Home Secretary, who thought the deadline was Monday night, was partying with "X Factor" judges. When the Home Secretary is accused of not knowing what day of the week it is, confusion and chaos have turned into farce.” HomeNightPartyKnowingWeekJudgingCourtChaosConfusionFactorsNot KnowingSecretaryMondayAccusedDeadlineTuesdayFarceDays Of The WeekMonday NightCourt JudgesTuesday Night Author:Yvette Cooper
“Everyone understood [Charlie Hebdo], as people had understood for hundreds of years, knowing that Rabelaisian tradition of French satire, they knew how to read it. And they understood the kind of release from piety that it represented every week.” PeopleYearsKindKnowingWeekUnderstoodTraditionReleaseSatireCharliePietyCharlie Hebdo Author:Scott Simon
“I have a sign on my door. I look at it every single day of the week. The sign says, "Attitude is everything, so pick a good one." You need a very strong internal knowing. For instance, when I sat down to write the book The Power of Intention, I had a very strong internal knowing that I call thinking from the end.” ThinkingNeedsWritingLooksBookEndsStrongAttitudeKnowingDoorsWeekPicksIntentionInstanceSatInternalsVery StrongAttitude Is EverythingDays Of The WeekPower Of Intention Author:Wayne Dyer
“I came to the country [U.S] without speaking a word of English, without a penny, worked full time, 40 hours a week, went to school full time, opened my own small business, ended up being a multi-millionaire. If I can do it, without even knowing the language, anybody can do it. All it takes is determination, perseverance, and like Winston Churchill said: 'Never, never, never, never give up.'"” IfsGivingSaidI CanCountrySchoolLanguageCan DoHoursMy OwnKnowingWeekGiving UpDeterminationPerseveranceSmall BusinessNever Giving UpMillionairePenniesI Can Do ItDetermination Perseverance Author:Rafael Cruz