“My favorite kinds of comedies are ones that hopefully make you laugh a lot, but ultimately make you care about something in the end, even if it's just a little bit.” IfsKindLittlesEndsCareBitsLaughingComedyLittle BitMy FavoriteHopefullyMake You Laugh Author:Jason H. Moore
“If you can make someone tear up a little bit and feel something in their throat, those are the best kinds. That generally means that there's got to be some love in there.” IfsFeelsKindMeanLittlesBitsTearsLittle BitThroat Author:Jason H. Moore
“I think the idea of being on stage and playing for people, and being able to inject a little bit of joy into their lives is a really exciting concept for me. That's definitely why I make music. It's never been for any kind of materialistic reasons, so that thought of being able to be up on stage, and being able to give something to someone in a moment of need for them - that gets me up in the morning; that really excites me.” PeopleThinkingNeedsGivingKindLittlesIdeasReasonMomentsAbleLife IsJoyBitsMorningStageLittle BitConceptsExcitingMaterialistic Author:Kimbra
“So many people took my opinion and some will give it more serious consideration because of who I am. Not because I have a specility in this field that I gave my opinion on, but simply because I am a little bit famous. I find that kind of power to presaude both frightening and exciting. My hope, my most frevent hope, is that I use this louder voice that success has given me, wisely. That I always remember that fame is the by product, not the substance of what I do.” PeopleGivingKindLittlesUseRememberGivenBitsVoiceOpinionFieldsSeriousProductsFameLittle BitExcitingWho I AmSubstanceConsiderationFrightening Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“I think when black performers performed in blackface, they were kind of taking back slave songs, but it was still a little bit iffy because they were performing, a lot of times, for white audiences who found it hilarious.” ThinkingKindLittlesStillsSongFoundBitsBlackWhiteAudienceLittle BitSlavePerformingPerformersBlackface Author:Cecile McLorin Salvant
“I kind of liked the method of the seventies where they would throw a little bit of money at a hundred different groups - not millions of dollars per group, but, you know, a few thousand. Throw them in the studio, and if five of those groups came out with a hit record it would be money well spent.” IfsKnowsWellsKindLittlesDifferentWould BeBitsMillionsRecordsFiveGroupsThousandLittle BitHundredMethodDollarsStudiosSeventiesMoney Well Spent Author:Tony Visconti
“Rock and roll was a good way to, to first recognize the, the confluence of white artists with it but also to kind of pretty it up a little bit, clean it up a little bit, make it more acceptable to, to people.” PeopleWayFirstsKindLittlesArtistBitsWhiteRocksLittle BitCleanAcceptableRock And RollGood WayConfluence Author:Cosimo Matassa
“A lot of patients you know if you haven't seen them for 6 months or a year, you won't remember what medicines they're on or what kind of problems they have. And you know I'd feel much better if I know a little bit about the patient before I walk in the room, so I won't be too surprised.” IfsKnowsFeelsYearsKindLittlesProblemRememberBitsWalksRoomsHavensMonthsLittle BitMedicinePatient Author:William Davis
“As an actress and just as a person, I've kind of been in a little bit of a bubble. So it was so great for me to see where I could go as an actress and to be around incredible people who are much more experienced than I am, like Harmony [Korine], James [Franco], and Vanessa [Hudgens].” PeopleKindLittlesPersonsBitsLittle BitHarmonyIncrediblesActressesBubblesFranco Author:Selena Gomez
“I do notice that my songs fit all over the map, even in terms of the colloquialisms in them. The songs come out with their references intact, almost unheeded by me. It's like they existed somehow before they met me with their relationship to the tradition, and then they just end up coming through me at that moment because of my relationship to some certain kind of music that I've listened to in my life. I know that sounds a little bit woooey.” KnowsKindLittlesEndsMomentsCertainSongBitsSoundTermFitMetsLittle BitTraditionMapsThat Moment Author:Mirah
“I was thinking a little bit about this very thing - poetry and music - the other day when I was listening to Lucinda Williams. The way she sings is very emotive, and there is a kind of drag to her articulation: she sings behind the beat, sort of like she's being pulled along by the song a little, or is in resistance to it.” ThinkingWayKindLittlesSongBitsBehindsListeningLittle BitBeatsResistanceDragArticulationPoetry And Music Author:Matthew Zapruder
“I've written a lot about drugs and alcohol. I wouldn't say it's because we've gotten bigger or anything, but I kind of feel a little bit done with it. There are other things to talk about.” FeelsKindLittlesDoneBitsWrittenDrugLittle BitBiggerAlcoholDrugs And Alcohol Author:Craig Finn
“The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You're playing the songs, but they take on a life of their own.” KindLittlesShowsRealitySongBitsLittle Bit Author:Craig Finn
“I want to write a score for a film. It can be a proper film, maybe for a film kind of like... I saw that movie 'Drive', or a bit of a 'Blade Runner' vibe. A little bit sci-fi, but I don't know. I've just always wanted to write a score for a film.” KnowsWantWritingKindLittlesWantedFilmBitsSawsLittle BitScoreSci FiRunnersBladesBlade Runner Author:Flume
“The love is so powerful that both people have to surrender. I think that's the funny thing about dating somebody for the first time, it's kind of a question of who wears the pants, or who's gonna text you first, how much am I supposed to put myself out there, and it makes you feel a little bit crazy. But at the end of the day, it's not about that. And if it's the right person you don't have to worry about that.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsFirstsKindLittlesPersonsEndsBitsLove IsPowerfulWorryCrazyLittle BitFirst TimeDatingSurrenderThe End Of The DayPantsFunny ThingsRight Person Author:Zella Day
“I've never thought that it made sense to put something out that I didn't actually find really fun to read. Or, if not "fun," engaging. My tastes are whatever they are, but I may be a little bit afraid of certain kinds of density. I may get turned off by certain kinds of show-offyness.” IfsKindMayLittlesMadeShowsCertainFunBitsTasteLittle BitEngagingDensityTurned Off Author:Lorin Stein
“I guess I was a little bit nervous, because there seemed to be so much secrecy with Ben [Stiller] wanting to make sure that it was a surprise when we walked out on the [Valentino] runway. I remember showing up at Place Vendôme and doing the fitting and seeing the pajamas that I was going to wear - which I like very much - and seeing Ben arrive kind of in disguise.” KindLittlesRememberBitsSeeingLittle BitSurpriseNervousDisguiseSecrecyFittingShowing UpRunwayPajamasValentino Author:Owen Wilson
“I think somebody like Wes [Anderson] has a very good sense of style and is original. I think my sense of style got a little bit better after I was exposed to you guys at Valentino. Because I'm just in Hawaii and Malibu; it's just kind of T-shirts and surfing-type stuff.” ThinkingKindLittlesGuyStuffBitsStyleTypeLittle BitOriginalsVery GoodShirtsExposedHawaiiT ShirtSurfingGood SenseMalibuValentino Author:Owen Wilson
“I wouldn't change any part of my life that I've lived up until now. I kind of believe in fate a little bit and I believe that whether it be good or bad, everything is happening for a reason regardless of how good or how terrible it is.” BelieveKindLittlesReasonI BelieveBitsFateTerribleLittle BitHappeningsBe GoodHappening For A Reason Author:Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi
“It was fun to be in a scene again with [my wife LaTanya Richardson]. We used to do plays together all the time. We hadn't really worked together since Losing Isaiah [1995]. That was kind of early on in both of our cinematic careers. Things have changed a little bit since then.” KindLittlesPlayTogetherUsedFunBitsCareersWifeChangedSceneLittle BitLosingMy WifeCinematicThings Have Changed Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“And I remember that about three years before that, her first record had come out. And I just remember really liking this one song off it called "In My Bed" and being a little bit enamored. This, you know, this young kind of Jewish girl from North London, you know, I have the same thing - from a Jewish family from North London - with this incredible voice.” KnowsYearsFirstsKindLittlesRememberYoungSongGirlThreeBitsVoiceRecordsBedLittle BitIncrediblesLondonThree YearsEnamoredJewish Family Author:Mark Ronson
“It's probably like a fade-hawk. It's kind of a mohawk, it's skin-tight on the sides. But I couldn't go straight Mr. T though. I had to blend it a little bit in case I wear a suit. I would say it's more blended.” KindLittlesBitsSidesCasesLittle BitSkinsSuitsFadesHawksMohawks Author:Nate Burleson
“When you had the fangs in, you wanted to be a little bit careful that you didn't actually pierce the jugular, kind of like my experience shaving Alan Rickman, which by the way neither of us want to do again, especially Alan.” WayWantKindLittlesWantedBitsLittle BitCarefulFangsPierceShaving Author:Johnny Depp
“My first big career purchase when I was, like, 17 was a Louis Vuitton laptop bag. Now, seeing the exhibit [Louis Vuitton's "Series 3" exhibition in London], it's exciting because I feel like I kind of know it. It's weird - it's almost like something you grow up with and you just know a little bit about it. Now that I'm immersed in it, it's kind of insane.” KnowsFeelsFirstsKindLittlesBigsGrowsBitsCareersGrowing UpSeeingLittle BitExcitingSeriesLondonInsaneBagsExhibitsLike SomethingExhibitionsLaptopsLouis Vuitton Author:Selena Gomez
“It was so enticing from the beginning to be this woman who was entrenched in The Flash's world. She's not there to just tell him what a great job he's doing, she's also there to push him further and help him to be the best that he can be. She's often the first person to be a little bit skeptical of him, which is kind of nice. She really challenges him.” WorldFirstsKindLittlesPersonsHelpingJobsBitsChallengesNiceLittle BitBeing The BestFlashSkepticalFirst PersonGreat JobEnticing Author:Danielle Panabaker
“Vaclav Havel had this great sense of humor. And you kind of felt that he was making a little bit fun of everything at the same time.” KindLittlesFunFeltBitsLittle BitSense Of Humor Author:Judy Woodruff
“I always have to pretend I'm somebody else to give the best performance. It kind of feels like I'm acting; it's definitely an exaggerated version of me. I'm a very normal, down-to-earth person, but I wanted the videos to be striking, so I have to lay it on a little bit.” GivingFeelsKindLittlesPersonsWantedEarthBitsActingNormalLittle BitPerformancesLaysVideoVersionsExaggeratedDown To EarthBest Performance Author:Jessie Ware
“I don't like words coming out of a character's mouth that I adore because not only is he a little bit duplicitous but he's kind of practical in the way he thinks, and he thinks in terms of everyone's humanity and how quickly we can go against what we think we meant when we said it or what we believe or blah, blah, blah.” ThinkingWayBelieveKindLittlesSaidCharacterHumanityBitsTermLittle BitMouthsPracticalsComing OutAdoreBlah Author:Robert Downey, Jr.
“One of the things we find when we talk to people that attend these congregations, they all have social cost to it. People want to know why they're doing that. Sometimes they're questions about selling out on their race or "Are we not good enough that you have to go to this kind of congregation and not ours?" So there are costs to it, and I think they're a little bit higher in the South because of its history.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantKindLittlesSometimesEnoughSocialBitsRaceHigherCostLittle BitSouthSellingGood EnoughNot Good EnoughCongregationSelling Out Author:Michael Emerson
“I think that I burnt myself out a little bit with my dancing because I did so much of it. I was exhausted so thought that I would try a different kind of performance and expression and acting seemed like a close fit; it was similar in some ways to dancing. My mum showed me some really good films and so I became interested in films and acting.” ThinkingWayTryingKindLittlesDifferentFilmBitsActingExpressionFitLittle BitPerformancesDancingDifferent KindsMumExhaustedGood Films Author:Mia Wasikowska
“We think is happening in the brain, the way I like to think about it is, it's almost like, you're brain is going through all these stages of sleep and it's developing in children so fast that it's almost like you're shifting gears in a car. And at some point, you actually stall out a little bit, and that's kind of what happens during a night terror.” ThinkingWayKindChildrenLittlesHappensNightBitsSleepBrainStageCarLike YouLittle BitHappeningsTerrorDevelopingShiftingGearsNight Terrors Author:Shelby Harris
“I used to go to this store called Draeger's and you had a little bit of that same feeling because this was a store that offered you so many varieties, things you'd never contemplated before, you know like 250 mustards and vinegars and over 500 different kinds of fruits and vegetables, or over 2 dozen different types of water.” KnowsKindLittlesDifferentFeelingsUsedBitsWaterTypeLittle BitFruitStoresVarietyVegetablesDozenDifferent KindsVinegarMustardFruits And VegetablesOver 50 Author:Sheena Iyengar
“It's actually good when the performers are nervous, because it kind of sharpens up your brain and a little bit of adrenaline is good. Initially it's really tough.” KindLittlesBitsBrainLittle BitToughNervousPerformersAdrenaline Author:Brian Henson
“I just want to bring people in a little bit to the idea of sitting down on a Sunday three consecutive weeks and having that water cooler moment that really was a sort of a national sensation in the U.K., 'cause it's kind of fun.” PeopleWantKindLittlesIdeasMomentsThreeFunCausesBitsWaterWeekLittle BitSittingSundaySensationsSitting DownConsecutive Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“If you want to be able to use the powers of Flash and Wonder Woman and Cyborg, you have to have bad guys who are up to snuff and give them what they can really kind of get their cars out on the track and open up the accelerator a little bit.” IfsWantGivingKindLittlesUseAbleGuyBitsWonderCarLittle BitTrackFlashBad GuysWonder WomanSnuffCyborg Author:Ben Affleck
“I do a little bit of hand-holding on the big cases. You know, like health care, I'll call over and say, "Don't worry. We've got it under control. We have the best people working on it. We're on schedule. Stay calm." So, those kinds of things.” PeopleKnowsKindLittlesHandsBigsCareBitsCasesWorryLittle BitCalmHealth CareSchedulesHolding OnStay CalmHand Holding Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“As a kid growing up, this was sometimes a little bit intimidating to have a mom who was always, like, speaking up and always saying something that might be kind of controversial . . . . The thing I think that we got out of that that was really good was, like, we weren't afraid to make waves.” ThinkingKindLittlesSometimesMightKidsBitsGrowing UpGrowingMomLittle BitWaveBe KindControversialIntimidatingKids Growing UpSpeaking Up Author:Susan Wojcicki
“Ralph Kramden, as played by Jackie Gleason, was this big bumbling New York City bus driver who was kind of mean and crass and a little bit egotistical. But underneath it all, he was a big heart looking for a place to land I think.” ThinkingHeartKindMeanLittlesBigsBitsCitiesLandNew YorkLittle BitDriversBusNew York CityEgotisticalJackieBig HeartCrassBus DriverCity Bus Author:George Saunders
“I run about four days per week and do some sort of hike or yoga/stretching on the other three. Kind of self-propelling my body and muscles forward in my own controlled chaos helps me find the ground a little bit easier on the daily.” KindLittlesSelfHelpingBodyRunningThreeBitsMy OwnFourWeekEasierLittle BitYogaChaosMusclesHelp MeControlledStretchingControlled Chaos Author:Madi Diaz
“I can always be reminded how small I am when I try to surf a wave that's a little bit out of my league, and I just get pummeled. And, when your life flashes before your eyes kind of stuff, deep down under the water where you don't know what's up or down, and that kind of thing, or just Mother Nature reminding you how small you are compared to it. That's kind of the main thing for me.” KnowsTryingKindLittlesI CanEyeMotherStuffBitsWaterLittle BitDown AndWaveLeagueFlashDeep DownRemindingMother NatureSurf Author:Aaron Bruno
“I'm still kind of nerdy about video games, but I've had to take a little bit of a step back. I was really not getting a lot of things done in life because I was playing so much Destiny. I loved it, but I've gotta prioritize.” KindLittlesStillsDoneGamesBitsStepsDestinyLittle BitVideoThings DonePrioritizeNerdy Author:Zachary Levi
“I began to feel that my greatest sense of success would raise the level of masses of people, rather than the individual being accepted by the Establishment. So, this kind of personal thinking, combined with, say, even the little bit more radical thinking - because at one time the pacifist movement was a very radical concept.” PeopleThinkingFeelsKindLittlesIndividualBitsLevelsMovementLittle BitMassConceptsRaisesAcceptedRadicalOne TimeEstablishmentPacifistBeing Accepted Author:Ella Baker
“That was pretty cool [Life With Mikey]. Michael J. Fox at the time was huge. I was like, "Whoa, he's a real bona fide movie star!" I was a kid. It was a huge deal. That's kind of it. We shot it in Toronto, and a little bit in New York.” KindLittlesRealKidsStarsBitsDealsNew YorkHugeLittle BitShotsFoxesMovie StarTorontoMikeyMichael J Fox Author:David Krumholtz
“Sometimes when these kinds of things happen, it can seem a little bit too much to bear. But what I want the people of Louisiana know is that you're not alone on this. Even after the TV cameras leave, the whole country is going to continue to support you and help you until we get folks back in their homes and lives are rebuilt.” PeopleKnowsWantKindLittlesCountrySometimesWholeHelpingHomeSeemsHappensBitsSupportToo MuchTvsBearsLittle BitCamerasFolksThings HappenNot AloneLouisianaSupport You Author:Barack Obama
“I kind of want to know a little bit about everything.” KnowsWantKindLittlesBitsLittle Bit Author:Brad Williams
“It's extremely important for people to be informed and to be educated and to know what's going in their community and in their country, but every now and then you just kind of want to turn the brain off for a little bit and just laugh and be silly.” PeopleKnowsWantKindLittlesImportantCountryTurnsBitsCommunityBrainLaughingLittle BitSillyEducatedNow And ThenBeing Silly Author:Brad Williams
“I think all of us would agree that a lot of Christian radio sounds the same. A lot of music that comes out of Nashville kind of has a little bit of the same vibe. Because I don't live in Nashville, I surround myself with a culture and an influence that's outside that bubble. So when the church hears it, it's refreshing, and when the world hears it, it sounds like something they want to listen to.” ThinkingWorldWantKindLittlesChristianCultureBitsSoundChurchInfluenceLittle BitAgreeRadioSurroundBubblesLike SomethingRefreshingNashville Author:Dominic Balli
“Acting is fun. I enjoy it, but there is just not many opportunities to do it on a serious level. It is kind of either bad community musicals, or if you are lucky enough to be cast in something serious. I feel like you really have to be going after it, and for me I am a little bit distracted.” IfsFeelsKindLittlesEnoughOpportunityFunBitsEnjoyCommunityLevelsActingSeriousLike YouLuckyLittle BitCastsDistracted Author:Thomston
“Basically when it comes to autistic kids and animals there's kind of three ways that they work, some of them are instant best buddies, they understand a cat, they understand a dog - they're best studies with it, they just know how to communicate with it. Then there's other kids that begin with a little bit of fear of the cat or the dog, but then they begin to like it and then there are other kids where you have a sensory problem - the cat meows and it hurts their ears, so they want to stay away from the cat because you never know when he might meow.” KnowsWayWantKindLittlesProblemMightKidsThreeBitsHurtAnimalKnow HowStudyDogLittle BitCatEarsCommunicateInstantIt HurtsBuddySensoryAutisticThree WaysBest Buddies Author:Temple Grandin
“I kept thinking maybe in the future editions [of Dark Money] I should sell it along with, like, some kind of, you know, Pepto Bismol or something. I wanted it to read a little bit like a thriller, so that it truly grabbed people.” PeopleThinkingKnowsShouldKindLittlesWantedBitsDarkLittle BitSellsThrillers Author:Jane Mayer