“Based means being yourself. Not being scared of what people think about you. Not being afraid to do what you wanna do. Being positive. When I was younger, based was a negative term that meant like dopehead, or basehead. People used to make fun of me. They was like, "You're based." They'd use it as a negative. And what I did was turn that negative into a positive. I started embracing it like, "Yeah, I'm based." I made it mine. I embedded it in my head. Based is positive.” PeopleThinkingMeanMadeUseUsedTurnsFunTermMinesLike YouNegativeYeahScaredMade ItBeing YourselfBeing PositiveBeing AfraidEmbeddedBeing Scared Author:Lil B
“Especially in the world of comedy, it feels like you have to be proactive, in terms of pitching and trying to sell and being a part of the creation of the stuff that you do.” WorldFeelsTryingStuffTermComedyCreationLike YouSellsPitchingProactive Author:Anna Faris
“You achieve long-term success step by step. Try to achieve your goals one at a time, like you do target practice.” TryingLongGoalTermStepsPracticeAchieveLike YouLong TermTargetAchieving Your GoalsLong Term SuccessTarget Practice Author:Daniel Snyder
“That is the American story. People, just like you, following their passions, determined to meet the times on their own terms. They weren't doing it for the money. Their titles weren't fancy. But they changed the course of history and so can you.” PeopleStoriesAmericaPassionCoursesTermChangedLike YouFollowingDeterminedTitlesFancyStory People Author:Barack Obama
“I like meeting directors. It can be helpful because sometimes when you meet filmmakers you find out if you like them and if they like you, and that is important in terms of considering a role. Choosing a role is all about whether I relate to the role and the story really. That's the criteria.” IfsImportantSometimesStoriesTermRolesLike YouDirectorsMeetingsRelateFilmmakerHelpfulConsideringCriteria Author:Keanu Reeves
“There is nothing so necessary, but at the same time there is nothing more difficult (I know it by experience) for you young fellows, than to know how to behave yourselves prudently towards those whom you do not like. Your passions are warm, and your heads are light; you hate all those who oppose your views, either of ambition or love; and a rival, in either, is almost a synonymous term for any enemy.” KnowsLightYoungHatePassionDifficultTermViewsEnemyKnow HowLike YouBehaviorAmbitionFellowsWarmBehaveRivalsRivalry Author:Lord Chesterfield
“Fame is fleeting. Sometimes people like you, sometimes they don’t. Not all people are going to like you.” PeopleSometimesTermLike YouFameFleeting Author:Patrick Dempsey
“"I've become a huge fan of term limits," the former aide said, "because Armey and the others in leadership used to be just like you and your crew in their approach to spending. They have changed over the years."” YearsSaidPoliticalUsedPoliticsTermFansChangedHugeLike YouLimitsApproachSpendingUsed To BeFormerCrewTerm Limits Author:Mark Sanford
“I've been sober for so many years. It wasn't like you flick a switch, and you're sober. It takes a while. You have to learn how to do everything all over again. You can measure how long that takes in terms of years.” YearsLongTermLike YouSober Author:Joe Walsh
“Whether it's your own material or somebody else's material, it's essential that you identify with it thoroughly. It's like you want to archive it; you want to freeze it in time in terms of your perspective on it, then move on, because folk music is that volatile and comments not only on overall human concerns but also on the specifics.” WantHumansMovingTermMaterialsLike YouPerspectiveEssentialsMusic IsConcernFolksCommentFreezeFolk MusicArchivesSpecifics Author:Paul Stookey
“There's also an immediacy to everything that has changed everybody's expectations. Now if I can't get a hold of somebody on their cell phone I'm, like, angry with them. And in my mind, all the things that I really value in terms of art, really good novels or films or comics, I know they all take a long, long time to create, and they take a lot of concentration and dedication...and I just feel like the training for that is becoming more and more rare when people are used to seeing things like YouTube clips, and being able to acquire things instantly.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsMindLongArtI CanAbleFilmUsedValuesTermNovelSeeingChangedLike YouBecomingLong TimeTrainingExpectationsAngryPhonesCellsAcquireConcentrationDedicationYoutubeCell PhoneBecoming MoreClipImmediacy Author:Adrian Tomine
“See what it is you would like to attract into your life. See how you would like your business to go, your relationships to go, and even your body to go in terms of overcoming addictions and dealing with weight and health issues.” BodyTermIssuesLike YouOvercomingWeightAddictionYour BodyOur RelationshipHealth IssuesOvercoming Addiction Author:Wayne Dyer
“I don't like to talk about it in those terms; it's impossible to describe who or what God "is." Suppose you were a horse, and you were asked to describe what a human being was like. You couldn't do it.” HumansTermHuman BeingsImpossibleLike YouHorse Author:John Shelby Spong
“It definitely is something that can get frustrating, because you want to live life on your own terms, and it feels for a while like you can't. But I've come to understand that I got to have all these amazing experiences that other people don't have. So this is the trade-off.” PeopleWantFeelsTermLike YouTradeLive LifeFrustratingTrade OffsAmazing Experiences Author:Mara Wilson
“Matt's [Nix] is much more a part of just the world in terms of there are mutants, mutants are hated and there are Sentinels - though very different from what we've seen before. You feel like you're here in the X-Men world.” MenWorldFeelsDifferentTermLike YouHatedX MenMutantsSentinels Author:Lauren Shuler Donner
“You know why I love Chicago? Because this is just like Baltimore. Like, you can't go to Baltimore and be fake. They gonna point you right out, like, "Nah, you fake, go ahead outta here." They're going to chew you up and spit you out if you're fake. And if you come to Chicago, you can't be fake, in terms of the love and the concern. You gotta be real. Your good intentions - people want to feel that. We don't get enough of that.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantFeelsRealEnoughTermLike YouConcernIntentionFakeChicagoBeing RealSpitGood IntentionsBaltimore Author:Felicia Pearson
“Sometimes we are looking for somebody we can connect with on the basis of a shared past or a tradition or experience. And so finding that you're sitting next to someone very much like you in terms of where they come from is enormously reassuring.” SometimesPastNextTermLike YouFindingsSittingTraditionBasesReassuring Author:Mohsin Hamid