“Can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney? The fact is, you ran in '94 and lost. That's why you weren't serving in the Senate with Rick Santorum. The fact is, you had a very bad re-election rating, you dropped out of office, you had been out of state for something like 200 days preparing to run for president. You didn't have this interlude of citizenship while you thought about what you do. You were running for president while you were governor.” LittlesStatesFactsRunningLostBitsPresidentRepublicanOfficeLittle BitElectionRanServingSenateGovernorsCitizenshipPreparingRatingPiousBaloney Author:Newt Gingrich
“If I took over the 'Glamour' offices for a day, I would put Joe Pesci on the cover. I would say 'We've got to change all these magazines a little bit. We have to bring out a different version of what is, like, cool. You know, what's winning. Joe Pesci, Burt Reynolds.” IfsKnowsLittlesDifferentWinningBitsOfficeLittle BitVersionsMagazinesGlamour Author:Jake M. Johnson
“I think the art film, or the auteur-driven film - and not only foreign, but domestic films following that path - can get a small share of the box office. And I think that small share may open up a little bit.” ThinkingMayLittlesArtFilmBitsPathShareOfficeLittle BitBoxesFollowingDrivenBox OfficeArt FilmsAuteurs Author:Roger Corman
“When you're a very career-oriented woman, sometimes you don't have as much time to go meet all kinds of guys. You're a little bit limited to the guys that work in your office. I think a lot of girls can relate to that problem.” ThinkingKindLittlesSometimesProblemGuyGirlBitsCareersOfficeLittle BitAll KindsRelate Author:Piper Perabo
“I use two million Twitter followers as a tool. The reason I have Twitter is so people can get to know me as a different person other than Dwight. I just realized all of the sudden like everything thinks I'm Dwight. They think that I'm Dwight from the office and that I'm this kind of annoying, difficult, nerdy, creepy guy and they don't know Rainn Wilson - although I'm a little bit nerdy, annoying and creepy. I'm not as much as Dwight Schrute.” PeopleThinkingKnowsKindLittlesPersonsTwoDifferentReasonUseGuyBitsDifficultMillionsOfficeLittle BitToolsFollowersAnnoyingKnow MeCreepyWilsonNerdyDwightGet To Know MeJust Realized Author:Rainn Wilson
“I don't go to an office, so I write at home. I like to write in the morning, if possible; that's when my mind is freshest. I might write for a couple of hours, and then I head out to have lunch and read the paper. Then I write for a little bit longer if I can, then probably go to the library or make some phone calls. Every day is a little bit different. I'm not highly routinized, so I spend a lot of time wandering around New York City with my laptop in my bag, wondering where I'm going to end up next. It's a fairly idyllic life for someone who likes writing.” IfsWritingMindLittlesI CanDifferentEndsHomeMightNextBitsHoursCitiesWonderMorningNew YorkCoupleOfficePaperLittle BitLibraryPhonesLikesWanderBagsNew York CityLunchPhone CallsLaptopsWandering AroundIdyllic Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“I don't believe ever in shared office spaces. Peter talks a little bit about this, every good startup is a cult. It's very hard to create a cult if you're sharing space with people.” PeopleIfsBelieveLittlesHardBitsSpaceOfficeLittle BitDon't BelieveVery GoodPeterCultOffice Space Author:Keith Rabois
“I've always liked getting away with just a little bit of what you're not supposed to. Like my first book, Billy's Booger, got me in trouble with the principal's office.” FirstsLittlesBookBitsTroubleOfficeLittle BitGet AwayPrincipalBoogers Author:William Joyce
“With 'The Office' and 'Extras' I've always snuck in a little bit of heart and pathos - and drama, which is fun.” HeartLittlesFunBitsDramaOfficeLittle BitExtrasPathos Author:Ricky Gervais
“Hillary Clinton is getting a little bit of controversy because she has the most expensive hometown office rent - over $500,000 a year. She's in a one-year lease in the office, as opposed to her marriage, which is on a month-to-month.” YearsLittlesBitsMonthsOfficeLittle BitClintonExpensiveControversyHometownLeaseOver 50 Author:Jay Leno
“How many times have I been in my therapist's office, saying, "I think I'm smarter than this! I've been down this road! I've learned this lesson!" And she's like, "Yeah, and you're learning it a little bit deeper."” ThinkingLittlesBitsLessonsOfficeLittle BitYeahDeeperI've LearnedSmarterTherapists Author:Daphne Zuniga
“There's obviously instances where I perceive sexism in my job. ... I think that the sort of sexism that I see has been one that's a little bit like a gentler form of sexism, but still a little bit debilitating, which is that when, as a producer and a writer, whether it was at The Office or [at The Mindy Project], if I make a decision, it'll still seem like it's up for debate.” IfsThinkingLittlesHas BeensStillsSeemsJobsFormBitsDecisionOfficeProjectsLittle BitDebateProducersInstancePerceiveSexism Author:Mindy Kaling
“I notice that a little bit at The Office, with, like, an actor: If I decided there'd be a certain way in the script, it would still seem open-ended, whereas ... if I was a man I would not have seen that.” IfsMenWayLittlesStillsSeemsCertainActorsBitsOfficeLittle BitDecidedScripts Author:Mindy Kaling
“I'm representing the United States. And I'm representing the United States, and my office is representing the United States day after day in front of the court. And I think it's the right thing to do, to carry that out with some dignity and some respect for the process and respect for the institution. And so that led me to just, you know, move the dial a little bit in the direction of calmness.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesStatesMovingBitsProcessUnitedUnited StatesFrontsOfficeLittle BitDignityInstitutionsCourtThings To DoRight ThingCalmnessRepresenting Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“I do have to say when we read certain words being used to describe President Trump - it's never been done. It wasn't done about President Obama. It wasn't done about either President Bush, President Clinton, because people have a certain respect for and recognition of the dignity for the office of the president. And so I am beseeching everybody to cool it down a little bit.” PeopleLittlesDoneUsedCertainBitsPresidentTrumpOfficeLittle BitDignityClintonRecognitionPresident ObamaPresident BushPresident Clinton Author:Kellyanne Conway