“There's a really nice moment in the life of a piece of writing where the writer starts to get a feeling of it outgrowing him - or he starts to see it having a life of its own that doesn't have anything to do with his ego or his desire to 'be a good writer'.” WritingMomentsFeelingsDesirePiecesNiceEgoReally NiceGood WritersOutgrowing Author:George Saunders
“Do I miss football in Scotland? It keeps you really alive, that's for sure. Your heartbeat fluctuates. I'm flatlining at the moment which is actually quite nice but you need to go up and down to stay alive.” NeedsMomentsNiceAliveMissingFootballScotlandUp And DownHeartbeatStaying Alive Author:Gordon Strachan
“In the military I could exercise the power of being automatically respected because of the medals on my chest, not because I had done anything right at the moment to earn that respect. This is pretty nice. It's also a psychological trap that can stop one's growth and allow one to get away with just plain bad behavior.” DoneMomentsGrowthNiceMilitaryExerciseBehaviorPsychologicalGet AwayChestsTrapsMedalBad Behavior Book:What It Is Like To Go To War Source: What It Is Like To Go To War
“Have you got a Beemer, an Audi, a Saab or a Volvo that replaced a Ford, Vauxhall, Rover or Nissan? Many Brits have. Your first Beemer. A particularly nice smell of leather. Something rather plain but satisfactory about the interior. And that lovely enamel wotsit in the middle of the steering wheel. A moment of quiet 'because I'm worth it' pride.” FirstsMomentsNiceMiddlePrideQuietSmellLovelyWheelsReplacedWorth ItInteriorsLeatherSteeringBritsVolvoAudi Author:Peter York
“I still buy nice pieces but, at the moment, they're presents for other people, so I only collect vicariously.” PeopleStillsMomentsPiecesNice Author:Michael Aspel
“I don't like not saying anything. I don't like having a wall between me and the audience. I want to break down that wall and communicate with the people in the room, 'cause we're there together and we're having a nice moment.” PeopleWantMomentsTogetherCausesRoomsBreakAudienceNiceWallCommunicateBreaking Down Author:Aurora Aksnes
“It's nice to not feel like you're just re-enacting a preconceived moment, but there's room for an organic feeling to develop while the camera is rolling. Even amidst these enormous technical productions, Chris [ Nolan] always prioritized making sure that sort of spontaneous and organic feeling could happen at the moment.” FeelsMomentsFeelingsHappensRoomsNiceLike YouCamerasProductionsEnormousRollingSpontaneousNolan Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“On the set, everybody is different, so you have to deal with different sensibilities. I don't have a method. Usually, I try to have a good connection with the actor that I'm filming. Even a guy who's there with two lines of dialogue, I always try to have a connection with the guy I'm filming, just to make it into a nice, enjoyable moment.” TryingTwoDifferentMomentsGuyActorsLinesDealsNiceConnectionsMethodDialogueSensibilityEnjoyable Author:Quentin Dupieux
“The nice sense of measure is certainly not one of Nature's gifts to her English children ... we have all of us yielded to infatuation at some moment of our lives.” ChildrenMomentsNiceOur LivesInfatuation Book:Complete Prose Works: English literature and Irish politics Source: Complete Prose Works: English literature and Irish politics
“My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.” MomentsSunFireNiceMy FavoriteSnakesBarbecue Author:Bear Grylls