“As far as expense, I think if 'Twilight' does well enough, then we should be able to do the big expensive stuff for the sequels. I mean, we have to have werewolves, there's no way around it. They have to be there.” IfsThinkingWayShouldWellsMeanDoeEnoughBigsAbleStuffExpensiveExpensesTwilightWerewolfSequels Author:Stephenie Meyer
“Don't be pretentious is my first advice to young writers. This is the big problem - just because you're getting an MFA doesn't mean you have to write for the Academy. Be true to your personality. Don't temper your personality down with words. Don't build defensive fortresses around yourself with words - words are your friends.” WritingFirstsMeanProblemBigsYoungAdvicePersonalityBeing TrueTemperAcademyPretentiousBig ProblemsFortressesYoung Writers Author:Gary Shteyngart
“There is a big misconception about arranged marriage. Yes, it can mean that you meet someone and then have to marry them, but this was my mother saying, 'I'm going to introduce you to so-and-so - If you don't like them, fair enough.” IfsMeanEnoughBigsMotherFairsIntroducingMisconceptionArranged Marriage Author:Archie Panjabi
“So to compare the Beatles, obviously the Beatles are the Beatles, but in hip-hop terms, Tribe is the Beatles. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five are the Beatles. Big Daddy Kane is Jimi Hendrix. It means that much to people that grew up with it.” PeopleMeanBigsTermFiveGrewGrew UpHip HopHipsCompareHopsFlashTribesDaddyFuriousHendrixBig Daddy Author:Michael Rapaport
“I mean, the world has already done a big, big effort to forget debt to countries heavily indebted and with low income. And that has given good chances to countries to get out of poverty.” WorldMeanCountryDoneBigsGivenChanceForgetEffortPovertyLowsDebtIncomeIndebtedGood ChanceLow Income Author:Rodrigo Rato
“I mean, there'll always be room for big productions and everything but it's good to see the other side.” MeanBigsSidesRoomsProductions Author:Emeli Sande
“There's something about the impact of a big screen that means something to me, even though I realize almost every film is fated to be seen for a year in theaters, and then forever after on television.” YearsMeanBigsFilmRealizingForeverTelevisionTheaterImpactScreensEver AfterBig Screen Author:Kenneth Lonergan
“A good writer cannot avoid having social consciousness. I don't mean this about small pieces of writing, but about a big book. If it's a big book, there has to be more than one undertow.” IfsWritingMeanBookBigsSocialConsciousnessPiecesGood WritersSmall PiecesBig BookSocial ConsciousnessUndertow Author:Marguerite Young
“I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical.” ThinkingMeanSometimesBigsPossibilityBudgetsLimitlessExplosionsCgi Author:Brit Marling
“I like going to museums and stuff, but I also like going out and doing lots of physical activity like camping and hiking. I like doing stuff that I've never done before. Curiosity is a big thing. Usually it means that people are intelligent and that they want to learn stuff about the world.” PeopleWorldWantMeanDoneBigsStuffActivityIntelligentCuriosityMuseumsHikingGoing OutBig ThingsCampingPhysical ActivityCamping Out Author:Nicholas D'Agosto
“The big difference is the size of the crew and the flexibility of shooting because of the size. I mean, it's crazy. So you can't improvise, you cannot suddenly do something that comes to mind, whereas in a small production you have much more flexibility.” MindMeanBigsDifferencesCrazySizeProductionsShootingCrewFlexibility Author:Bille August
“It's what everyone is after, I mean they want success and when they get it it's an incredible pressure but what you have to do is try to keep the big picture in view.” WantTryingMeanBigsViewsPressureIncrediblesBig Picture Author:Gerry Beckley
“Upon graduation, go out into the world and try to find yourself. What do I mean by that? Read Socrates, no. Get a job? Not yet. Go out and do some crazy stuff. Don't hurt anybody including yourself, but take some risks. Travel a little bit. Make big mistakes that you have to apologize for. Do stuff that will make you relatable to the world. And whatever jobs you settle into, you will be better at it, for it.” WorldTryingMeanLittlesBigsJobsStuffBitsHurtMistakeRiskCrazyLittle BitIncludingSettlingFinding YourselfApologizingRelatableBig Mistake Author:Megyn Kelly
“There are a few artists that I'm really into. I mean, I'm a big Nick Cave fan. And there's a band from Australia called Big Heavy Stuff that's one of my favorite bands ever.” MeanBigsArtistStuffFansBandMy FavoriteHeavyAustraliaCavesFavorite Bands Author:J. Robbins
“I mean time management is a big factor in my life. I'm a very organized person. You can only do one thing at a time, so that's the main way I do everything. When I'm with my kids, I'm with my kids. When I'm directing a movie, I'm directing a movie. When I'm making Magic Mike, I'm making Magic Mike. So you just really have to fragment and focus.” WayMeanPersonsBigsKidsFocusMagicOne ThingManagementFactorsOrganizedTime ManagementFragmentsMikeOne Thing At A TimeMagic Mike Author:Elizabeth Banks
“When I taught, a lot of my students weren't big readers, so they would write something and I realized that they thought it belonged in a book. Like, they didn't know what the inside of a book looked like, you know what I mean?” KnowsWritingMeanBookBigsStudentsTaughtLike YouReaderI Realized Author:David Sedaris
“Baba tells us that when we serve another, we should remind ourselves that we are serving the Divinity within that other. This is something that we frequently forget, for it needs a very big mental re-adjustment. Don't worry about it -- just serve! But the very least that is demanded of us in this context is to RESPECT the person we are serving. That includes respecting their beliefs; in fact, it means reaching their spiritual Self through their beliefs, not ours. It means putting oneself in their shoes; cheering them up if possible, but seeing things from their point of view.” IfsNeedsShouldMeanPersonsSelfFactsBigsSpiritualBeliefForgetViewsWorrySeeingShoesOneselfPoint Of ViewReachingDivinityServingCheerAdjustmentBaba Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in the sense that they don't think of original ideas, and they don't bring much culture into their products.” ThinkingWayInspirationalMeanIdeasProblemBigsCultureTechnologyProductsTasteOriginalsMicrosoftBest JobOriginal IdeasBest DesignSmall Jobs Author:Steve Jobs
“British Israelites: The British Israelites believe the white Anglo-Saxons of Britain to be descended from the ten lost tribes of Israel deported by Sargon of Assyria on the fall of Sumeria in 721 B.C. ... They further believe that the future can be foretold by the measurements of the Great Pyramid, which probably means it will be big and yellow and in the hand of the Arabs. They also believe that if you sleep with your head under the pillow a fairy will come and take all your teeth.” IfsBelieveMeanHandsBigsFallLostSleepWhiteTenHumorousIsraelBritishTeethFairyBritainYellowTribesPillowMeasurementPyramidsAnglo Saxon Author:Mike Harding
“One thing I've found that's really helpful in our relationship is that she's [Anna Faris] very normal. And I don't mean ordinary - I mean, she doesn't act like a big star or a comic icon or anything like that. She's really down-to-earth and sweet, and we do talk about comedy, about movies, about our careers and possible projects.” MeanBigsEarthFoundStarsCareersComedyOne ThingSweetNormalProjectsOrdinaryComicHelpfulOur RelationshipIconsAnnaDown To Earth Author:Chris Pratt
“The human race has today the means for annihilating itself--either in a fit of complete lunacy, i.e., in a big war...or by the careless handling of atomic technology, through a slow process of poisoning and of deterioration in its genetic structure.” HumansMeanWarBigsTodayPeaceProcessRaceTechnologyFitStructureHuman RaceCarelessPoisoningDeteriorationLunacy Author:Max Born
“It's not that I don't respect my parents' authority or appreciate all that they did for me, but when I was 18 I was able to move out, and I was out. I feel like a different person since then; I mean, it's obviously a big turning point in life. I feel like I've established myself, and I'm a smarter and more mature for it.” FeelsMeanPersonsDifferentBigsAbleMovingParentAuthorityAppreciateMatureSmarterTurning PointsPoints In Life Author:Ryan Sheckler
“My books have done extremely well, I know. But I don't honestly feel much different from when I began to write. I still think we have a long way to go. I suppose my name means more in Nigeria today than it did five years ago. But I feel the job that literature should do in our community has not even started. It's not yet part of the life of the nation. We are still at the beginning. It's a big beginning, because now we are catching the next generation in the schools. When I was their age, I had nothing to read that had any relevance to my own environment.” ThinkingKnowsWayFeelsShouldWritingYearsWellsMeanLongStillsBookDifferentDoneBigsAgeTodaySchoolJobsNextLiteratureNamesNationsCommunityMy OwnEnvironmentFiveGenerationsYears AgoHonestlyFive YearsLong WayNext GenerationCatchingRelevanceOur CommunityNigeriaLong Way To Go Book:Conversations with Chinua Achebe Source: Conversations with Chinua Achebe
“I'm a big comic book geek and I've been reading comic books since pretty much since I was five or six in 1971 or something like that. So, I mean, I read it all and there's certainly a lot of different iterations of Superman that I personally have enjoyed more than others.” MeanBookDifferentBigsReadingFiveSixComicEnjoyedComic BookGeek Author:David S. Goyer