“I am the owner of my choices. I am the source for the perspectives I choose to hold regardless of how aware I am of why or how I come to possess that particular perspective. It takes courage to look into the mirror of our souls, absent excuses. I will look into that mirror little bits at a time. SEE and ACT. SEE what I can bear to see and ACT upon what I am able. This is the heart of a gentle invitation to personal responsibility.” LooksHeartLittlesI CanSoulAbleChoicesBitsResponsibilityParticularSourcePerspectiveBearsLittle BitMirrorsExcuseCompromiseGentleOwnersInvitationsAbsentPersonal Responsibility Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“I dabbled a little bit in acting in high school and then I forgot about it completely. And then at about twenty-five I went to a class. I don't think anybody in my family thought it was an intelligent choice. I don't think anybody thought I'd succeed, which is understandable. I think they were just happy that I was doing something.” ThinkingLittlesSchoolChoicesBitsActingClassSucceedLittle BitHigh SchoolMy FamilyIntelligent Author:James Gandolfini
“Once you introduce the issue to young people and suggest to them that they have the ability to vote with their forks, either by positively going for certain kinds of foods or rejecting other kinds of foods, they realize that this is a responsibility and an opportunity to shape the world a little bit by their own choices.” PeopleWorldKindLittlesYoungCertainChoicesOpportunityBitsRealizingAbilityResponsibilityIssuesShapesLittle BitVoteIntroducingPositivelyForksRejecting Author:Michael Pollan
“I think the greatest gift actually acting is that I have a true fascination and love for people, and the way they are, and all the choices they made in life and all the different paths they took. I feel like acting gives me an opportunity to dig a little bit into that. That's great because it's eye-opening and it makes you an open person.” PeopleThinkingWayGivingFeelsLittlesPersonsMadeDifferentEyeChoicesOpportunityBitsActingPathLittle BitAnd LoveGive MeOpeningFascinationGreatest GiftsEye OpeningDifferent Paths Author:Wes Bentley
“I can remember the time I would get my scripts and spent the entire weekend breaking them down and playing with them, and putting a lot of work into them, trying to bring the character to life, and to make interesting choices. It was one of the things to me that told me that I needed to change things up a little bit, because to me, I felt the passion was lacking from some of my performances.” TryingLittlesI CanCharacterRememberChoicesPassionFeltBitsInterestingNeededLittle BitPerformancesDown AndScriptsWeekendLacking Author:James Scott
“Well, coffee is my drug of choice, generally, with a little bit of Pepsi here and there, if I need more sugar. But yeah, if I could do intravenous coffee, I would. But I guess that's pretty standard.” IfsNeedsWellsLittlesChoicesBitsDrugLittle BitStandardsYeahCoffeeIf I CouldSugarHere And TherePepsi Author:Larry Wall
“That's the choice they allow you - now the outlet is being a pop star, which is really what I'm saying on the album in 'Working class hero'. As I told Rolling Stone, it's the same people who have the power, the class system didn't change one little bit.” PeopleLittlesChoicesStarsBitsClassHeroLittle BitStonesAlbumsPopsRollingWorking ClassOutletsRolling StonesPop StarsClass SystemWorking Class Hero Author:John Lennon
“In the morning I stand up, scratch a little bit, then I light a candle and I meditate. Every morning. I've been meditating for maybe 20 years. I meditate so I can make choices; so I'm not a sheep all the time. So I can see better than what everyone else is doing.” YearsLittlesI CanLightChoicesBitsMorningLittle BitCandleSheepEvery MorningScratchesMeditating Author:Russell Simmons
“I'm trying to be a little bit more mature about my choices and think about what I want to direct next, instead of just jumping into a movie 'cause I want to do it.” ThinkingWantTryingLittlesChoicesNextCausesBitsLittle BitDirectMatureJumping Author:Brett Ratner
“Before M2, I really felt self-conscious about some of my choices, and I was slotted into a category. At Rolling Stone, I was the alternative chick, and that was just the way it was. That did break me open a little bit, and that was maybe its legacy. And it's a nice one.” WayLittlesSelfChoicesFeltBitsBreakNiceLittle BitConsciousStonesAlternativesLegacyCategoriesRollingSelf ConsciousChicksRolling Stones Author:Jancee Dunn
“There's always a little bit of disappointment. At the same time, number one, [Hillary Clinton] made a great choice. Secondly, I'm 41. And so I feel like - that I'm excited about the years to come.” FeelsYearsLittlesMadeChoicesBitsNumbersLittle BitClintonDisappointmentExcited Author:Julian Castro
“I think the first thing is to recognize that there is an ebb and flow to your career. There are going to be moments that are really high, and then you're going to have moments where you step away for a little bit, and maybe that's just by choice or maybe you have a family.” ThinkingFirstsLittlesMomentsChoicesBitsStepsCareersLittle BitFlowEbb And Flow Author:Michelle Monaghan
“I think about how I conceptualize the audience. The trick is that they've got to be smarter and more worldly than me. So as I'm revising, I'm keeping that in mind. I cannot condescend, even a little bit. Every single choice that I make is motivated by that.” ThinkingMindLittlesChoicesBitsAudienceLittle BitTricksMotivatedSmarterWorldlyRevising Author:George Saunders