“I didn't have an incredibly active social life as a teenager. I always wished it was a little bit more exciting than it was.” LittlesSocialBitsLittle BitExcitingActiveTeenagerSocial Life Author:Olivia Thirlby
“Those who are saying it's possible [to balance family and business] are often in a little bit of a rarefied place where they also have the money to do that. It's not quite such an easy stance to take when you don't have the same resources. I like to remind people that these are rich Manhattanites and to keep an eye on the fact that, especially with social media and these articles and these blogs, that that is not the reality for most women, unfortunately.” PeopleLittlesFactsRealityEyeSocialEasyBitsRichMediaBalanceLittle BitResourcesSocial MediaArticlesBlogsStance Author:Mindy Kaling
“I'm kind of a social person and I enjoy corresponding with people and checking out their Facebook pages. And it really doesn't take much time. Ten minutes in the morning, 10 minutes at night and a little bit during the day. It's just something I really enjoy.” PeopleKindLittlesPersonsNightSocialBitsEnjoyMorningMinutesTenLittle BitPagesCorrespondingFacebook PageChecking Out Author:Chris Frantz
“There is a real problem with the lack of diversity, specifically in genre films and the superheroes our kids grow up watching and emulating, they can't really identify with. When you see the same thing, over and over again, and it seems not to speak of you and your heritage and your culture, it leaves you out of this world, a little bit. It gives a certain social distance with your world.” WorldGivingLittlesRealProblemSeemsKidsFilmCertainCultureSpeakSocialGrowsBitsGrowing UpThis WorldDiversityLittle BitDistanceGenreHeritageSuperheroReal Problems Author:Djimon Hounsou
“Politicians will promise some pretty ridiculous things. They will promise a chicken in every pot. They'll promise that they'll keep Social Security solvent. They'll promise drugs for old people. They'll promise lots of stuff. But it doesn't come near the kind of promises that religion makes. The Mormons promise that if you're good while you're on Earth, you get to rule over your own planet in the afterlife. Now, there's an entitlement that goes a little bit beyond prescription drugs for old people.” PeopleIfsKindLittlesEarthSocialStuffBitsSecurityPlanetsPoliticianPromiseDrugLittle BitRidiculousOver YouChickensPotAfterlifeOld PeopleSocial SecurityEntitlementPrescriptionsPrescription DrugsRidiculous Things Author:Bill Maher
“There's over 100 species of lemurs. Each is a little bit different in their social structure except for one thing: they are all female dominant. The females are the leaders. They are the ones that call the shots. When you watch a group, you can see the females are the first one to say “We’re going to move.” Then she moves off and everybody just follows.” FirstsLittlesDifferentMovingSocialBitsLeaderWatchesOne ThingGroupsLittle BitShotsFemaleStructureSpeciesDominantSocial StructureLemurs Author:Patricia Wright
“It’s innate in me to be a Democrat — a true Southern populist kind of Democrat. There’s not a lot of those anymore. I’m not saying I’m right or wrong. That’s just the way I feel. The issues that matter to me are the social safety nets for people, health care, middle-class concerns. We need to take care of the middle class and the poor in our country. The chasm is getting larger between haves and have-nots, and that’s something we need to close down a little bit.” PeopleWayNeedsFeelsKindLittlesCountryMatterCareSocialBitsPoorClassIssuesMiddleLittle BitConcernSafetyDemocratTake CareOur CountryHealth CareMiddle ClassSouthernInnatePopulistChasmsSafety NetHaves And Have Nots Author:Tim McGraw
“The best thing about where comedy is now is if you have a little bit of talent and a strong work ethic, and strong social skills, you can make a name for yourself and you can make money.” IfsLittlesNamesStrongSocialBitsComedyTalentSkillsLittle BitEthicsMaking MoneyBest ThingsWork EthicSocial SkillsStrong Work Ethic Author:Donnell Rawlings
“Social media is just a platform. Twitter is a very simple and immediate broadcast platform. Facebook is a very personal, when it comes to friends and when it comes to fan pages, a little bit less but still somewhat personal way to communicate.” WayLittlesStillsSocialBitsSimpleFansMediaLittle BitPagesCommunicateSocial MediaPlatforms Author:Mark Cuban
“It happens a little bit more in the West, where there's more fluid - where everybody's originally from somewhere else. So they have a little bit more permission to do it. It happens the least, at the individual level at least, in the South, because the South has very strong, you know, set up black churches and white churches and a long history of that, and so it's a bigger social cost.” KnowsLittlesLongHappensIndividualStrongSocialBitsBlackChurchWhiteLevelsCostLittle BitBiggerWestSouthVery StrongPermissionSomewhere ElseFluidBlack Church Author:Michael Emerson
“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
“When you have a bad game the social network isn't exactly your best friend. People tend to go after you a little bit, but I don't let it bother me.” PeopleLittlesGamesSocialBitsLittle BitBotherSocial NetworkYour Best FriendBad Games Author:Eddie Lacy
“Videoing, lifting it, prodding it, and five minutes later they might even eat it! That first approach to the naked eye is crucial, so when you see pictures coming through on your social media, it does push you to be a little more creative and raise the bar a little bit higher.” FirstsLittlesDoeMightEyeSocialBitsCreativeFiveMinutesMediaHigherApproachLittle BitRaisesSocial MediaBarsNakedCrucialFive MinutesLiftingRaising The BarNaked Eyes Author:Gordon Ramsay
“In some contexts in Pakistan maybe a beard is negative. It depends. And in some contexts in America maybe a beard is positive. I think there's certainly lots of hipster communities where having a beard makes me look a little bit less like a, you know, middle-aged fuddy-duddy. And there's some places in Pakistan where having a beard, you know, certain corporate contexts, certain social contexts, where it's not an advantage to have a beard.” ThinkingKnowsLooksLittlesAmericaCertainSocialBitsCommunityMiddleDependsLittle BitAdvantageNegativeCorporatePakistanBeardMiddle AgedHipster Author:Mohsin Hamid