“I write to entertain. When people read one of my books I want them to finish with a smile on their faces, feeling a little bit better about themselves and the people in their lives.” PeopleWantWritingLittlesBookFeelingsFacesBitsLittle Bit Author:Janet Evanovich
“I would say I'm more patient, way more patient than I was when I came in [to the league], before the injuries. But I think just going through everything, just maturing a little bit more, getting older, you start to see what it is and I'm good.” ThinkingWayLittlesBitsLittle BitPatientLeagueInjuryMatureGetting OldGetting Older Author:Derrick Rose
“I think that my IQ level grew as a player. I think that I [run] the game a little bit better. I'm waiting for the game to come to me, and I'm picking and choosing my spots instead of just going out there and just doing whatever because I don't have to do that with this team?” ThinkingLittlesRunningGamesBitsWaitingLevelsPlayerTeamGrewLittle BitSpotsGoing OutPicking And Choosing Author:Derrick Rose
“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
“With lyrics for me, it's usually musically-based. It's not really poetry- or writer-based. It's rock-based. It doesn't mean that I'm aping rock lyrics, but I'm writing from a music standpoint. I'm thinking more of music heroes, if they're in my mind. Not William Blake or John Ashbury. Sometimes maybe I thought of him a little bit. Or Wallace Stevens. I don't even really fully understand either of them.” IfsThinkingWritingMindMeanLittlesSometimesBitsRocksHeroLittle BitStandpointBlake Author:Stephen Malkmus
“In the early '90s, it felt like there was space - there was like an empty feel. There was nobody really doing this. Maybe the Pixies were, a little bit. Their lyrics were also disjointed, more psychosexual or something. That's part of youth, too, maybe, that you just feel like you're doing something different.” FeelsLittlesDifferentFeltBitsSpaceYouthLike YouLittle BitEmptyPixies Author:Stephen Malkmus
“For me, every human is a little bit an exaggerated version of a real human - in most cases, they are versions of myself. I am someone deeply motivated by extremes - the poles not only become home for me, but they also become, strangely, my comfort zones.” HumansLittlesRealHomeBitsCasesComfortLittle BitExtremesVersionsZoneComing HomeMotivatedComfort ZoneExaggeratedReal Human Author:Porochista Khakpour
“Sometimes things reveal themselves to you a little bit. I think it was Joan Didion that said, "We write to find out what we're thinking." And sometimes that happens.” ThinkingWritingLittlesSaidSometimesHappensBitsLittle Bit Author:Craig Finn
“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 think the other thing that shaped me a little bit is that I really didn't have any success in music until my early to mid-30s.” ThinkingLittlesBitsLittle Bit Author:Craig Finn
“I feel like I'm adapting to society. I went feral a little bit. I found that when I would get back to the city, if there was any second-guessing about stuff, it would happen.” IfsFeelsLittlesHappensFoundStuffBitsCitiesLittle BitGet BackGuessingAdaptingSecond Guessing Author:Luke Temple
“My wife says that I changed people's lives or ways of thinking and that I should always be proud and grateful. If I'm dismissive of what we do sometimes, a little bit, she's like, "I was a fan, you changed my life," or whatever. That's what she says.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayShouldLittlesSometimesBitsWifeFansChangedProudLittle BitGratefulMy WifeBe ProudWay Of ThinkingChanged My LifeYou Changed Author:Stephen Malkmus
“People don't actually, a lot of times, know the game behind the game. If people think that they do, it's a little bit of a naïve assessment of how the [writing] industry works.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWritingLittlesGamesBitsBehindsIndustryLittle BitAssessment Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“The schematics are a little bit tricky, but once you get it down you're able to really program an entire show. Every song has a lot of different guitar sounds in it, so that's what it is.” LittlesDifferentShowsAbleSongBitsSoundLittle BitProgramGuitarTrickyGuitar Sound Author:Annie E. Clark
“It's a little bit about being a global citizen, with all the United Nations positive umph that there is with that phrase - it's about being a positive do-gooder. But it's also: how can I participate in globalization in a really clear way? Like: don't leave the house unless you can bring something worthy into the world. And so Nicaragua changed the way that I want to do things.” WorldWayWantLittlesHouseNationsBitsUnitedClearChangedCitizensLittle BitWorthyPhrasesUnited NationsGlobalizationGlobal CitizenNicaragua Author:Anne Elizabeth Moore
“When I'm writing obviously I have all the nostalgia in the world, I have all the emotion in the world, but then when I actually perform, I need to just perform it, and that's it. I do retain like a little bit of it because I have to, I sing and perform the songs so I have to - it's a performance of the songs - but I just have to get the right balance.” WorldNeedsWritingLittlesSongBitsEmotionBalanceLittle BitPerformancesNostalgia Author:Ellie Goulding
“I've always gravitated naturally towards a little bit of a heavier thing, having been in punk bands and metal bands before I ever got into pop.” LittlesBitsBandLittle BitPopsMetalsPunkMetal Band Author:Lights
“The whole thing of singing on my own has been accidental and random. I sang a huge amount as a kid, and I was a boy soprano. I didn't do that much classical music; I did a little bit. I had a lovely voice. And then when my voice dropped, I didn't worry about it consciously because I wasn't that invested in my singing at the time.” LittlesHas BeensWholeKidsBitsVoiceMy OwnBoysWorryHugeAmountLittle BitSingingLovelyClassical MusicSopranosLovely Voice Author:Sam Amidon
“I usually always think of characters and sometimes the characters are a little bit invented, so it's nice to give these invented, blurry, personas an actually name. It makes me get closer to them or something like that. But they're not all real, they're weird amalgamations of reality.” ThinkingGivingLittlesRealSometimesCharacterRealityNamesBitsNiceLittle BitPersonaBlurryAmalgamation Author:Matt Berninger
“I feel like I have a little bit of a fresh ear when creating music. I'm not trying to be like anything else, cuz I have no idea what anything else is like!” FeelsTryingLittlesIdeasBitsCreatingLittle BitEarsNo IdeaCuzCreating Music Author:Katy Perry
“One time I covered a wall with 8.5×11 pages of drawings, which made things feel a little bit different in the room.” FeelsLittlesMadeDifferentBitsRoomsWallLittle BitPagesDrawingCoveredOne Time Author:Jason Polan
“So when I can, I try my best to meditate a little bit every day, and that helps a lot. I think that just taking a minute, or however long you can, and really acknowledging everything that you have. Acknowledging what you have, and at the same time, acknowledging what other folks don't have. And you know, you don't have to feel guilty about it, but definitely to feel grateful is the first step in giving it back.” ThinkingKnowsGivingFeelsTryingFirstsLittlesLongI CanHelpingBitsStepsMinutesLittle BitGratefulFolksGuiltyFirst Steps Author:Thao Nguyen
“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 think everybody needs a little bit of Minnie in their wardrobe.” ThinkingNeedsLittlesBitsLittle BitWardrobeMinnie Author:Christian Siriano
“What really resonated with my students, I think, is that most of the writers we worked with were journalists, and when they saw journalists simply raising questions and being put in jail for that, it did freak them out a little bit.” ThinkingLittlesBitsSawsStudentsLittle BitJournalistJailFreak Author:Adam Braver
“When you have an authority figure tell you something that distinguishes you, there's a little bit of a badge of courage or pride point that comes with it, and also some relief that the grownups actually have an answer for the problem. But, at the same time, there's suspicion and defensiveness, like, Why is the way I do things a problem? Maybe the way you do things is the problem. All of these things come with the very notion that you've been described.” WayLittlesProblemBitsAnswersFiguresPrideAuthorityLittle BitNotionReliefSuspicionBadgesGrownupsDefensivenessAuthority Figures Author:Lucy Corin
“Being five-foot-ten at fourteen years old was a little bit scary.” YearsLittlesBitsFiveFeetTenLittle BitScaryFourteen Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell
“As an artist, I think it's critical for keeping yourself alive that you try to get your hands into something a little bit more intensely. It's one of the reasons why I love theater because you never actually let go of it and it never feels like there's a tremendous distance between the process and the product.” ThinkingFeelsTryingLittlesReasonHandsArtistBitsProcessAliveProductsLetting GoLittle BitTheaterDistanceCriticalReason Why Author:Maggie Siff
“In my eyes, America seemed to have an unabashed sense of freedom and fun while England was a little bit more reserved. Truthfully, I pull very much from both places with so much to appreciate from each culture.” LittlesEyeAmericaCultureFunBitsLittle BitAppreciateEnglandReserved Author:Samantha Newark
“I learned how to have a little bit of distance when I explained songs and a little bit of distance when I wrote them. I think this is more interesting any way in art.” ThinkingWayLittlesArtSongBitsInterestingLittle BitDistance Author:Erin McKeown
“At sixteen I was like: "I need to get an album out now!" - even though I was only sixteen. I was always in a little bit of a rush to be an adult.” NeedsLittlesBitsLittle BitAdultsAlbumsSixteen Author:Brooke Fraser
“Chimpanzees will eat a little bit of meat. But, they never eat dairy products, and no other animal would do that.” LittlesBitsAnimalProductsLittle BitMeatDairyChimpanzeesDairy Products Author:Neal Barnard
“[Hillary] Clinton is too much into regime change and a little bit too aggressive without knowing what the unintended consequences might be. Yes, we could get rid of Assad tomorrow, but that would create another political vacuum that would benefit ISIS.” LittlesMightPoliticalBitsKnowingToo MuchTomorrowBenefitsLittle BitConsequenceClintonAggressiveRegimesIsisVacuumsAssadUnintended ConsequencesRegime Change Author:Bernie Sanders
“I've always felt my spirit animal was a Tiger, so it's funny that now in 'Roar' with Katy Perry - which is a song we write together - there's the line: "I got the eye of the Tiger..." So I feel like there's a little bit of me in there.” FeelsWritingLittlesEyeTogetherSpiritSongFeltBitsLinesAnimalLittle BitTigers Author:Bonnie McKee
“The Ice Nation is a pretty brutal place. They breed war heroes. The relationship between mother and child, in that world, is a little bit different than it is in our own society. But, no one really likes being a disappointment to their parents and their family.” WorldChildrenLittlesDifferentWarMotherNationsBitsParentHeroLittle BitDisappointmentLikesIceBrutalMother And ChildWar Hero Author:Zach McGowan
“Really connecting with someone and maybe opening their mind a little bit, is such a cool thing to be able to do through music.” MindLittlesAbleBitsLittle BitOpeningConnectingCool Things Author:Kacey Musgraves
“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 like fiction that deals with matters that are of burning importance to us in our private lives. And not all short stories are like that. In general, short stories - and maybe this is a little bit off-topic - but I think short stories have this bad association with, like, waiting rooms.” ThinkingLittlesMatterStoriesBitsWaitingRoomsDealsFictionLittle BitImportanceBurningShort StoryAssociationTopicsBad AssPrivate LifeWaiting Rooms Author:Lorin Stein
“I don't think much about the issues after they come out. I like it when people like them. Often, when people have criticisms, I find myself agreeing with them. I think some issues are stronger than others. I hope we're getting a little bit better, overall, issue by issue.” PeopleThinkingLittlesBitsIssuesLittle BitCriticismStronger Author:Lorin Stein
“The fans [of Vampire diaries] that we have now are the people who will watch it any day of the week. So, my first instinct was a little bit of an ego tap, but the second I processed it, I was fine. The only weird thing will be maybe not having as many people live tweeting because they're actually out doing something more interesting on Friday night. I'm not going to sit at home, reading Twitter on Friday night.” PeopleFirstsLittlesHomeNightReadingBitsInterestingWatchesWeekFansFineEgoLittle BitInstinctVampireFridayDiariesWeird ThingsFriday NightDays Of The WeekVampire Diaries Author:Caroline Dries
“Horror films had died a little bit before Scream came around. That was one of the reasons I wrote it. I wanted to write something that wasn't being made right now and maybe sell if I come up with a new horror film. Because no one is watching those movies. Let's do it. That was my whole goal, and it paid off. I feel like it's never stopped.” IfsFeelsWritingLittlesMadeReasonWholeWantedFilmBitsGoalHorrorRight NowLittle BitDiedPaidSellsCome UpScreamHorror FilmPaid Off Author:Kevin D. Williamson
“I think a lot of things that people think are complimentary are a little bit condescending, but then we just have to keep doing what we're doing, and being in the band is the important bit.” PeopleThinkingLittlesImportantBitsBandLittle BitCondescending Author:Lauren Mayberry
“It is a bit more challenging for the simple fact that now the stories I am writing are relying more on my imagination than on facts, more on research than on memory; so it is basically a slower writing process, more reading, more exploring. On the other hand, this approach is a little bit relieving too, since many times while writing [How the Soldieer Repairs the Gramophone] I felt too close and equal to my character.” WritingLittlesCharacterFactsStoriesHandsReadingFeltBitsProcessImaginationChallengesMemoriesSimpleEqualApproachLittle BitResearchExploringWriting ProcessMy ImaginationReading More Author:Sasa Stanisic
“I first heard the banjo on the Beverly Hillbillies, and from then on I was banjo-conscious. But I didn't actually get one until my grandfather gave me one, almost by mistake. He knew I was playing a little bit of guitar. He saw a banjo at a flea market and bought it. I took it home with me and just never put it down. I was fifteen.” FirstsLittlesHomeBitsMistakeSawsHeardLittle BitConsciousGuitarGrandfatherFifteenMy GrandfatherFleasBanjosFlea Markets Author:Bela Fleck
“You might argue on utilitarian grounds that the best way for the world to work is for everybody to take care of themselves first. And people have made that argument. But I just think we would be so much better off if we could care for distant others even a little bit more.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayFirstsLittlesMadeMightWould BeCareBitsLittle BitArgumentTake CareArguingBest WayBetter OffUtilitarian Author:Paul Bloom
“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
“It isn't so much that I choose the roles - I mean, I guess there's a little bit of a selection process - but it's more just what people offer you.” PeopleMeanLittlesBitsProcessRolesOffersLittle BitSelection 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