“I've always believed that the range or depth of emotion can be great, whether you're play a three-minute piece, or a half-hour work.” PlayThreeHoursEmotionHalfPiecesMinutesDepthRangeAlways BelieveHalf Hours Author:Anne Akiko Meyers
“The minute you walk through the door and your kid runs into your arms, you're smacked in the face with a dose of reality: It's like, this is my real life.” RealRealityRunningKidsFacesWalksDoorsMinutesArmsReal LifeDoseDose Of Reality Author:Faith Hill
“I didn't speak a single word of English when I was told that I was one of the lucky students been selected to go to study at the Houston Ballet Academy. I knew I had to study hard in every aspect, in both language and dance, which I did. I put my whole heart and soul into each minute of my day while in America and what an experience those six weeks gave me.” HeartSoulHardWholeAmericaSpeakLanguageStudyWeekMinutesStudentsLuckySixAspectBalletAcademyHeart And SoulSelectedHoustonSingle Word Author:Li Cunxin
“Every free minute away from dance (my main focus) I was memorizing new English words, either showering, walking or on the toilet. I started reading English books even though I had very limited vocabulary.” BookReadingFocusMinutesWalkingVocabularyToiletsMemorizingEnglish Words Author:Li Cunxin
“As an actor, you only get to work 15 minutes an hour; as a director you're fully immersed. It's incredibly more complex and challenging and I love it. I'm sort of a glutton for work and to direct something that I'm acting in feeds the vein.” ActorsHoursChallengesActingMinutesDirectorsDirectComplexesVeins Author:Jason Bateman
“The human body is in constant change the minute we're born. It's in a constant state of decay. We're all like Ford Escorts, just falling apart.” HumansStatesBodyHumorFunnyFallBornMinutesConstantDecayFalling ApartHuman Body Author:Adam Ferrara
“Kids did really well in their A levels, how do we respond? 'A Levels are getting easier, in my day you had to do fifty questions in a minute, if you got one wrong, they killed your dad!” IfsWellsHumorKidsFunnyLevelsMinutesDadEasierFiftyYour Dad Author:Russell Howard
“I always try to do the most important or urgent tasks first, I avoid waiting till the last minute to finish things, and I value my time. I work smarter by valuing my time and doing the things that can't be done without me while hiring a great team around me to do the rest of the things.” TryingFirstsImportantDoneLastsValuesWaitingTeamMinutesTasksMy TimeSmarterUrgentHiringGreat TeamLast Minute Author:Jeet Banerjee
“Our [American] money system is structurally brittle. It doesn't matter if you put a very clever guy or a stupid guy at the wheel. The clever guy will take a half hour to have an accident, and the stupid guy will take ten minutes.” IfsMatterGuyHoursHalfMinutesStupidTenAccidentsCleverWheelsHalf HoursVery CleverStupid Guy Author:Bernard Lietaer
“Kids as young as twelve CAN run 90 minutes, and they can train hard to run fast, BUT they lose something in training hard at that early age.” HardRunningKidsAgeYoungLosesMinutesTrainingTrainTwelveTrain HardTraining Hard Author:Gerry Lindgren
“The hard part is believing it can happen to you. Most likely, my runners will never achieve a 3-minute mile. I think they may all be disappointed at 3:20 or 3:30. But even if they never break 4-minutes they will have accomplished something DYNAMIC! They will have created the possibility than now does not exist.” IfsThinkingBelieveMayDoeHardHappensBreakMinutesAchievePossibilityMilesAccomplishedDisappointedRunners Author:Gerry Lindgren
“The 3-minute mile goal is to teach runners that the impossible is where goals should be set.” ShouldGoalTeachImpossibleMinutesMilesRunners Author:Gerry Lindgren
“You kind of gotta step back from your dreams and your passions once in a while, and kind of do something else for a minute so that you can come back to it with a fresh outlook, and be real inspired by something else, so you can give something back to your dreams and your passions.” GivingKindRealDreamPassionStepsMinutesInspiredYour DreamsBeing RealOutlook Author:Tristan Prettyman
“I toured for about 2 1/2 years on twentythree and then I took about a year off. I really just spent some good quality time by myself at my house, cooking, watching movies, hanging with my friends, and family. I just really needed a chance to get away from the music for a minute and decompress.” YearsHouseChanceQualityMinutesNeededMy FriendsCookingGet AwayFamily And FriendsGood QualityQuality Time Author:Tristan Prettyman
“Even here, in the U.S., I walk my daughter's dog and I look for interesting people sitting at a picnic table and I walk over with my white hair and I ask, "Would you mind if I sat and rested here for a minute?" Nobody would refuse that.” PeopleIfsMindLooksAsksWhiteWalksInterestingMinutesDogHairDaughterSittingTablesRefuseSatMy DaughterPicnicsWhite Hair Author:Rita Gelman
“With television, it's difficult to do some things. You have to shoot so many minutes a day, so you always have to be prepared or you won't be able to complete the number of pages that you have scheduled for that day.” AbleDifficultNumbersMinutesTelevisionPagesPreparedBe Prepared Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I think all cinematographers, at least most of them, would love to do everything on location because you cannot cheat on location. It's there, it's part of the story usually. You have to deal with the elements. You have the sunshine, you have rain, you have fog - it really makes you work harder to try to match things during the day to make it look like it was shot within five minutes, movie time.” ThinkingTryingLooksStoriesDealsFiveMinutesHard WorkElementsShotsRainHarderSunshineCheatLocationFogFive MinutesWork HarderCinematographers Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I shot a lot of commercials and sometimes I enjoy the commercial shooting and sometimes I really hate it, but in thirty seconds or one minute, you can make some remarkable work shooting in one or two or three days.” TwoSometimesHateThreeEnjoyMinutesShotsShootingThirtyRemarkableSecondsOne Minute Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I suggest people simply start off meditation by practicing twice a day for 5 - 10 minutes, and explore what it's like to meditate. The stress reduction and mental peace starts to become a highly desirable state. After all, it's great to let go of the worries of life!” PeopleStatesWorryMeditationMinutesLetting GoStressDesirableReductionMental PeaceStress Reduction Author:Tim McCarthy
“We are all drawn to problems and solving problems. Joy doesn't demand our time. So we have to mark that time on our schedules. That's the only way you are going to get it. Five minutes, three times a day in your schedule. That's doable.” WayProblemJoyThreeFiveMinutesDemandMarkOur TimeProblem SolvingSchedulesThree TimesFive Minutes Author:Bonnie St. John
“If I found myself alone on planet Earth, no other humans, I would have sex with a monkey in like two minutes. Two minutes. That's really not long enough to be sure you're alone on the Earth, even. That's like... I walk outside, it's- there's not much traffic. "Oh, my God, it's just me! I'm gonna have sex with a monkey right now. Oh, no-there's a person."” IfsHumansPersonsLongTwoEnoughEarthFunnyFoundSexWalksComedyMinutesPlanetsRight NowTrafficMonkeysPlanet Earth Author:Louis C. K.
“You must spend time every day, even if it is just a few minutes, in practice of creative envisioning.” IfsMotivationalPracticeCreativeMinutesEnd TimesSpend TimeEnvisioning Author:Robin Sharma
“A lot of the challenge and the reason for the success of those one-shot photographers is that their pictures almost have to be subject proof. Because you usually only have a few minutes with the person. You never know who's going to walk into the room - whether they're going to be friendly, grumpy, sick of photographers, or between meetings.” KnowsPersonsReasonChallengesWalksRoomsMinutesSubjectsShotsSickMeetingsPhotographerProofFriendlyGrumpy Author:Gregory Heisler
“You do what you can to help your team win, whether it's playing that many minutes or 24 or whatever is asked of you, you do. You prepare yourself to play as much as you're asked to play.” PlayHelpingWinningTeamMinutes Author:Chris Pronger
“I want to make something I would find joy in consuming. Personally, I enjoy those projects that are worth me investing time and energy and thought into, to find a work that has more to say than will fit in a 4 minute song.” WantJoySongEnergyEnjoyMinutesFitProjectsInvestingConsumingTime And Energy Author:Crowder
“When my life does get frantic and busy, there's always time to fit something in, even if it means getting up 15 minutes earlier. I get out of bed, do a few Asanas and then do a little bit of mediation. I just structure it into the day. It's really, really simple.” IfsMeanLittlesDoeBitsSimpleMinutesFitBedLittle BitStructureBusyAsanaMediationFrantic Author:Jayne Middlemiss
“I don't have hardly any caffeine, I don't drink alcohol and I watch my red meat intake. My diet at the minute seems to be verging towards the vegetarian, which is surprising me because I tend to just listen to what my body is fancying.” BodySeemsWatchesMinutesDrinkRedAlcoholMeatDietsVegetarianSurprisingJust ListenCaffeineRed MeatDon't Drink Alcohol Author:Jayne Middlemiss
“Dedication and time management are two of the biggest things. I hate being late for anything. If anything, I prefer to be ten minutes early rather than thirty seconds late. I'm also very dedicated and I want to do my best in everything I do. I believe swimming has helped transfer that into my life as well.” IfsWantBelieveWellsTwoHateI BelieveMinutesTenLateI HateManagementThirtySecondsSwimmingTime ManagementDedicatedDedicationTransfersThings I Hate Author:Liam Tancock
“Everybody reacts differently. For me defeat lingers around for different time periods. I can dwell on some for five minutes or sometimes I can still be thinking about it a week later. It all comes down to experience. You need to reflect on your mistakes and move on. Luckily you always get the opportunity to turn things around in your next performance.” ThinkingNeedsStillsI CanDifferentSometimesMovingTurnsNextOpportunityMistakeFiveWeekMinutesPeriodsPerformancesDefeatFive MinutesDifferent TimesTime Periods Author:Filo Tiatia
“I have told somebody in court that 'I understand yours is the most important case in the world, and I'm trying to treat it as the most important case in the world, but five minutes from now I'm going to be dealing with the next person's most important case in the world.' For every litigant, theirs is the most important case.” WorldTryingPersonsImportantNextCasesFiveMinutesTreatsCourtFive Minutes Author:Steven Pacey
“In the beginning of my twenties, I started transcendental meditation. For years I did nothing else. Every holiday I went to courses. Meditation is a real simple instrument. You don't need a long beard or a sari. It's meant to bring you to yourself. It's as easy as that. And that's what it's all about, being alone with yourself every day, for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes in the evening.” NeedsYearsLongRealCoursesEasySimpleMorningMeditationMinutesTwentiesInstrumentsEveningHolidayBeardTranscendentalTranscendental MeditationSari Author:Peter Lindbergh
“Film is more of novelty, because I've done so much theater over many years. I'm in love with making movies. Also, I find it easier to remember three minutes of dialogue than three hours.” YearsDoneRememberFilmThreeHoursMinutesEasierTheaterDialogueNovelty Author:Woody Allen
“Normally if I go to one of these things I'm in and out in five minutes, but at Pride of Britain I stay to the end. It's a fantastic show. But it's incredibly hard on the night when you meet all the kids and hear their stories. They do get to you.” IfsEndsHardStoriesShowsKidsNightFiveMinutesPrideFantasticBritainFive Minutes Author:Simon Cowell
“The first time you do anything, people always take a minute to try to figure it out, but once you witness it in person, the word starts to spread and it gains momentum year after year.” PeopleTryingYearsFirstsPersonsMinutesFiguresGainsFirst TimeSpreadWitnessMomentum Author:Darren Criss
“I like making mini-movies rather than just three-minute, place-the-champagne-here-for-sponsorship videos.” ThreeMinutesVideoChampagneSponsorship Author:Killer Mike
“Coke didn't last long enough; it gave me a hangover for two weeks for being high for ten minutes.” LongTwoEnoughLastsWeekMinutesTenTwo WeeksCokeHangover Author:John Waters
“I had an interesting day. I was in the studio with a group of musicians, who shall remain nameless, and I said to them "Our exercise today is not to use 'undo' at all. So, there's no second takes. Or, if you do a second take, you have to do the whole take. There's no sort of drop in, change that little bit". The session broke down in, I'd say, 40 minutes. It was impossible for people to work in that restriction any longer.” PeopleIfsLittlesSaidWholeUseTodayBitsInterestingImpossibleGroupsMinutesExerciseLittle BitMusicianStudiosBrokeSessionRestrictionNameless Author:Brian Eno
“On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!” MinutesCenturyGeniusIndiaTrainOfficialsStationsUsualCricketHaltPassengersRailwayBattingDelhiStop Time Author:Peter Roebuck
“I like watching films that are 94 minutes as a spectator. I think it's rare that you don't come out, even from a good film, thinking I wish it could have been a little bit shorter.” ThinkingLittlesHas BeensFilmWishBitsMinutesLittle BitCould Have BeenSpectatorsGood Films Author:Guy Jenkin
“I don't love exercise. Some of it is more fun than others, so what I do is, if I'm on the treadmill and I don't want to finish, I look at it and say, "Okay, this is 20 minutes, versus the rest of my life. I'm going to spend the rest of my life doing so many other things, so I can do this for 20 minutes."” IfsWantLooksI CanFunCan DoMinutesExerciseOkayVersusTreadmillsI Can Do This Author:Anne Hathaway
“The only thing that shocks me is public interest in people who shouldn't be interesting at all, like Jade Goody. We've gone past Andy Warhol and all those clever, arty and witty things that were done and said in the sixties...the fifteen minutes, and so on. Now your celebrities don't have to do anything, they're just voted in. And that shocks me.” PeopleSaidDonePastInterestInterestingGoneMinutesWittyCleverShockSixtyFifteenPublic InterestWarholJade Author:Marco Pirroni
“As soon as you meet him [james Corden], within five minutes you'll want to sleep with him. He presented me with my award for Comedy Actress of the Year at the Glamour Awards and he said such lovely things. He's so charming and he listens to you and he's funny and sensitive and adorable. I can totally see why all the women fall for him.” WantYearsSaidI CanFallSleepFiveComedyMinutesActressesLovelySensitiveAwardsCharmingFive MinutesGlamourAdorableLovely ThingsWant To Sleep Author:Joanna Page
“I don't feel one could even remotely touch the idea of intimidating others, but because I've understood the other side of the experience, I will occasionally, if I smell that could even be in the air for a few minutes, say to the director, "Please, you must tell me anything you want. Please say all the things you think might be terribly hurtful like, 'That was boring.'"” IfsThinkingWantFeelsIdeasMightSidesAirMinutesPleaseDirectorsUnderstoodBoringSmellIntimidatingHurtful Author:Kenneth Branagh
“Having made films, I know very well that the scope of the average 90- to 120-minute movie is about the same narrative heft as a long short story or a novella.” KnowsWellsLongMadeStoriesFilmMinutesAverageNarrativeShort StoryScope Author:Paul Auster
“If you can train your senses to perceive the movement of the minute hand of a clock, what is to stop you for training them to 'slow down' when you look at a tree or a puddle?” IfsLooksHandsVisionSeeingTreeMinutesMovementTrainingTrainSensesClockPerceiveSlow DownPuddles Author:Colin Wilson
“Whether you are aware of them or not, whether you recognize them as spiritual or not, you probably have had the experiences of silence, or transcendence, or the Divine-a few seconds, a few minutes that seem out of time; a moment when the ordinary looks beautiful, glowing; a deep sense of being at peace, feeling happy for no reason. When these experiences come...believe in them. They reflect your true nature.” BelieveLooksReasonMomentsFeelingsSeemsBeautifulHappinessSpiritualSilenceMinutesDivineOrdinaryExperienceNo ReasonSecondsTranscendenceGlowingTrue NatureBeing At PeaceFeeling Happy Author:Ravi Shankar
“The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink towards mediocrity.” IdeasSeemsMinutesMediocrityThreatenedShrinksPublicity Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
“The dismembering of a human being routinely in 30 minutes on an outpatient bases - or any other way - is barbaric. Four blocks from our church all year long - like churches within smelling distance of Auschwitz or Dachau or Buchenwald.” WayYearsHumansLongChurchHuman BeingsFourMinutesBasesDistanceBlockAbortionAuschwitzBarbaricDachauBuchenwald Author:John Piper
“The minute a phrase, becomes current, it becomes an apology for not thinking accurately to the end of the sentence.” ThinkingEndsMinutesCurrentsSentencesPhrasesApology Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
“Ten minutes spent in the presence of Christ every day, aye, two minutes, will make the whole day different.” TwoDifferentWholeChristPrayerMinutesTen Author:William Henry Drummond