“Phone calls are much more personal than texting and then when you get a girl on the phone, it's like you ask a question and you get a response back. For a text message, they can read it and get back to it whenever they want to. So that makes a difference, almost like a power play in a way.” WayWantPlayGirlAsksDifferencesLike YouMessagesResponsePhonesMaking A DifferenceGet BackPhone CallsTextingText MessagePower PlayGet A Girl Author:Michael B. Jordan
“The problem a lot of writers have is that they really, really enjoy people saying, "You're brilliant." They let their self-perception be dictated by reader response. But if you're going to let other people make you feel good, you're going to end up feeling bad when they say the opposite. You've got to be a cultural stoic. Then you won't be devastated by people who respond negatively. Of course, the downside is that it sort of stops you from being able to enjoy people liking your work.” PeopleIfsFeelsEndsSelfFeelingsProblemAbleCoursesEnjoyLike YouReaderPerceptionOppositesResponseBrilliantFeel GoodDevastatedStoicMake You Feel GoodSelf PerceptionFeeling Bad Author:Chuck Klosterman
“I have since talked to some of my girlfriends sexual assault and found out that they had their own experiences that they never shared at the time. It was never talked about it. And I think it's because of that normal response - you feel badly, you feel responsible, you feel guilty, you feel like you did something wrong, you feel ashamed.” ThinkingFeelsFoundLike YouNormalResponsibleResponseGuiltyGirlfriendAshamedAssaultMy GirlfriendSexual Assault Author:Kirsten Gillibrand
“Certainly as actors, and maybe as directors, you've got to hang on to something childlike. You've got to know what play is. I haven't worked with Mike Leigh, but I know him very well and there's something open in his eyes about what's in front of him. And the same is true of Alfonso in a Mexican, mad way. There's an enthusiastic response to something. Neil Jordan, the same, when he gets excited . You just want to know there's a human being in there.” KnowsWayWantHumansWellsPlayEyeActorsHuman BeingsFrontsHavensLike YouDirectorsMadResponseExcitedHis EyesMexicanMikeEnthusiasticJordanChildlike Author:Alan Rickman