“I want to note that, historically, the make-up of the court has changed just as elected branches have change.” WantChangedCourtNotesBranches Author:Sam Brownback
“In the many times I have seen Hillary [Clinton] speak, she never fails to dazzle audiences by speaking in paragraphs, without notes.” SpeakAudienceFailingNotesClintonParagraphDazzle Author:Gail Sheehy
“When I had to say something that I didn't like to Turkey, but of which I was sure, I said it, with the consequences that you all know [Editor's note: a reference to his comments on the Armenian Genocide]. I said these words ... I was sure” KnowsSaidConsequenceNotesEditorsCommentGenocideTurkeysArmeniansArmenian Genocide Author:Pope Francis
“In fact, on a side note, after the success of the first record, I got asked to write for some pop artists, as everybody does, and I did a couple songs for some of these massive stars and the review that I got back was, "This artist likes the song but it's too POP-y for them." I was like, "What do you mean, I thought I was writing for a pop star."” WritingFirstsMeanDoeFactsArtistSongStarsSidesRecordsCoupleNotesPopsLikesMassiveReviewsPop StarsPop Art Author:Aaron Bruno
“I wanted to finish on a stronger note. Fighting through that routine, you know what I was like, 'I'm just fighting through.'” KnowsWantedFightingStrongerNotesRoutineFighting Through Author:Gabby Douglas
“I like a director who is very observant and is watching what I'm doing and noticing what I'm doing, but is giving me time to figure it out. They don't jump right in and give you a note before you've had time to really search on your own with how to do a scene.” GivingFiguresSceneDirectorsNotesNoticingObservant Author:Julia Stiles
“I note that many British MEPs belonging to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) have used all their time in Parliament to work against the institution of which they are members. I would not presume to advise them on what they should or should not do. However, since the UK could not leave the EU fast enough as far as they were concerned, I can imagine that they will not stay any longer than they have to.” ShouldI CanEnoughUsedPartyImagineMembersConcernedIndependenceInstitutionsNotesBritishBelongingImagine ThatParliamentAdviseUkip Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“I feel that as a writer and as a performer too. I never really thought about backstory for characters. It was much more of a musical approach: You learn a melody, and then you sing it, I suppose, or you find a rhythm or a cadence that works for the material. And then it's sort of about hitting that note correctly and finding those beats.” FeelsCharacterMaterialsFindingsApproachBeatsNotesMusicalRhythmMelodyPerformersHittingCadence Author:Brady Corbet
“I have to throw in on a personal note that I didn't like history when I was in high school. I didn't study history when I was in college, none at all, and only started to do graduate study when my children were going to graduate school. What first intrigued me was this desire to understand my family and put it in the context of American history. That makes history so appealing and so central to what I am trying to do.” TryingFirstsChildrenSchoolDesireStudyCollegeHigh SchoolMy FamilyNotesMy ChildrenGraduatesAmerican HistoryIntriguedGraduate School Author:Adele Logan Alexander
“I started getting fan notes from people saying, "Oh, keep up the mess-ups," and I'm thinking, "I'm not doing it deliberately. This is just who I am." But people thought it was funny. I guess if you're watching and you see that I could do it, maybe it gives hope that anybody can do it.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingCan DoFansNotesWho I AmMess Author:Jancee Dunn
“I don't know if make a conscious effort to vary the characters and subjects that I write about, but I do find myself keeping track of ideas that come along, as probably most writers do, and whatever seems most interesting to me when I flip through my notes before I begin a new story is usually what I will try to write about next.” IfsKnowsWritingTryingIdeasCharacterStoriesSeemsNextInterestingEffortSubjectsConsciousNotesTrackMost InterestingVaryFlip Author:Christine Sneed
“I keep a couple of notebooks too into which I record ideas for story titles or characters or situations, and these notes help me quite a bit when I'm feeling at loose ends and not sure of what to work on next.” IdeasEndsCharacterHelpingStoriesFeelingsNextBitsSituationRecordsCoupleNotesTitlesNot SureHelp MeNotebookLoose Ends Author:Christine Sneed
“I think whenever you're around Kanye [West], you gotta take notes. The advice is taking notes, because everything he does and everything he says is very detailed and very up front. He's always one hundred what he says.” ThinkingDoeAdviceFrontsHundredNotesWest Author:Tyga
“We all use cash in our everyday life, but we don't use hundred-dollar bills. We're not using 500-euro notes. And yet these account for mountains of cash out there. I think they're being used in tax evasion and by criminals of all types.” ThinkingUseUsedTypeMountainTaxesHundredAccountsBillsDollarsNotesEverydayCriminalsCashEveryday LifeEuroEvasionDollar BillsTax Evasion Author:Kenneth Rogoff
“I think of every song like a game. It's like a video game: "Okay, I'm going to hop over here and if I press this drum, or if I hit this note, then that doorway opens. Oops, I fell down a trap door but I'm in a whole new world."” IfsThinkingWorldWholeSongGamesDoorsOkayPressesNotesVideoHopsNew WorldTrapsDoorways Author:Guillermo E. Brown
“I listen to [customers] and we make adjustments because we pretty much average a collection every six weeks. We're constantly taking everything in and taking notes.” WeekSixNotesAverageCustomersCollectionsAdjustment Author:Eva Mendes
“I always hankered to be a composer - I was mad about music, though I never studied seriously, and can't read a note. But I learned to play the piano and became pretty skillful at improvisation, especially after a drop or two.” TwoPlayMadNotesPianoComposerImprovisationSkillful Author:Conrad Aiken
“I remember seeing this image of these women wearing these bright clothes and patterns, and it struck me. I remember taking note and going, like, "What is that? Who is that?" and finding out it was Gucci and being surprised.” RememberSeeingFindingsClothesNotesPatternsGucci Author:Jared Leto
“Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys. but to move an audience in such a role, to hear in the applause that unmistakable note which breaks through good theatre manners and comes from the heart, is to feel that you have won through to life itself. Such pleasure does not vanish with the fall of the curtain, but becomes part of one's own life.” FeelsHeartDoeMovingArtistFallEnjoyPleasureRolesBreakAudienceDanceNotesStormTheatreMannersGloriousCurtainsApplauseBreak ThroughBouquetsTrimming Author:Alicia Markova
“Science ... must be absorbed in order to inculcate that wonderful humility before the facts of nature that comes from close attention to a textbook, and that unwillingness to learn from Authority that comes from making almost verbatim lecture notes and handing them back to the professor.” FactsScienceOrderAttentionLearningWonderfulHumilityAuthorityAccountsNotesProfessorsLecturesTextbooks Book:Science is a sacred cow Source: Science is a sacred cow
“Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins.” NeedsLittlesWarHandsLiteratureTermAliveFateDespairNotesRuinsRejection Book:The Basic Kafka Source: The Basic Kafka
“Beethoven said that it's better to hit the wrong note confidently, than hit the right note unconfidently. Never be afraid to be wrong or to embarrass yourself; we are all students in this life, and there is always something more to learn.” SaidFearStudentsNotesThis Life Author:Mike Norton
“Your mission is to document and observe the world around you as if you’ve never seen it before. Take notes. Collect things you find on your travels. Document your findings. Notice patterns. Copy. Trace. Focus on one thing at a time. Record what you are drawn to.” IfsWorldRecordsFocusOne ThingFindingsNotesPatternsMissionsCopiesDocumentsOne Thing At A TimeFocus On One Thing Author:Keri Smith
“Sometimes I'll open my voice to sing and I'll think, "I hope I hit the right notes." I do music for a living and I still feel like that, but it's good because it keeps me humble, it keeps my feet grounded, it keeps me trusting in God.” ThinkingFeelsStillsSometimesVoiceFeetNotesHumbleTrust In GodGrounded Author:Dominic Balli
“The paperless office is possible, but not by imitating paper. Note that the horseless carriage did not work by imitating horses.” OfficePaperHorseNotesCarriagesImitatingPaperless Author:Ted Nelson
“And on a completely different note I will NOT in fact be sharing my bra size, that was a very sleepy tweet last night but I ain`t no an A cup.” DifferentFactsLastsNightNotesSizeCupsLast NightTweetSleepyBras Author:Meghan McCain
“I just chuck a bunch of words down and whether they find themselves into a song... I have lots of weird notes on my phone. I often come up with a phrase that I really like, I write it down and it stays in my notes folder, and when I'm writing I will scroll through and see if it kind of fits and if I can mould a verse around it.” IfsWritingKindI CanSongFitDown AndNotesPhonesCome UpBunchPhrasesVersesChuckMouldFolders Author:Thomston
“Both of my mom's parents were music teachers, so I was hearing the fundamentals of playing the piano, what notes are, and all those things very early on.” ParentTeacherMomFundamentalsNotesMy MomHearingPianoMusic Teacher Author:Jillian Hervey
“I knew [Eva Braun] wrote to [Adolf Hitler], I would see her writing to him and I would see her reading his notes or letters. She kept all that in a safe at the Berghof and nobody got near that safe except Hitler or Eva.” WritingReadingSafeLettersNotes Author:Gretl Braun
“I take note of the fact that there are a lot of people who appreciate what I do as parliament president, not just within my Social Democratic party group, but also among the conservatives.” PeopleFactsSocialPresidentPartyGroupsAppreciateDemocraticNotesParliamentDemocratic Party Author:Martin Schulz
“On a personal note, a legacy he left me, aside from being a friend who was important to me on many levels, was that the decades I knew Sam [Fuller] happened to be the decades that were his least happy professionally.” ImportantLeftLevelsHappenedNotesDecadesLegacyHe Left Me Author:Curtis Hanson
“I send thank you notes, not emails, even if I'm staying at a friend's house or something. I'm very old school.” IfsSchoolHouseNotesStayingEmailOld SchoolThank You Note Author:Margot Robbie
“The way I go about writing records is that I make a calendar date to start the new record, so I have nothing. I don't have a bunch of notes that I bring into the office, I start with nothing at all.” WayWritingRecordsOfficeNotesBunchCalendars Author:Nick Cave
“Part of my reaction to my diagnosis of infertility was deeply sarcastic and critical, part of it was morbid, part of it was numb, part of it was neurotic and desperate. To mush all of those notes together would cancel them out. I ended up just trying to keep them as separate as possible.” TryingTogetherNotesCriticalReactionsDesperateSarcasticNeuroticNumbDiagnosisMorbidInfertility Author:Monica Youn
“When I'm talking to somebody, I'll put a piece of paper on the table and I'll write what I call a conversation summary - notes about the conversation on the piece of paper. At the end of the conversation, I'll take a picture on my phone and give the other person the original piece of paper.” GivingWritingPersonsEndsTalkingPiecesConversationPaperOriginalsTablesNotesPhonesSummary Author:Edward Boyden
“We should note it is not illegal for the campaign to pay [Doanld] Trump owned businesses as long as they`re charging fair market rates. And while the optics are pretty stunning, we shouldn`t be surprised. Afterall, this is the guy that told Fortune magazine in 2000 it`s very possible I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.” ShouldFirstsLongRunningGuyPayTrumpFairsFortuneNotesRateCampaignsMagazinesMaking MoneyPresidentialCandidatesIllegalStunningPresidential CandidateChargingOptics Author:Chris Hayes
“Maybe it stems from my newspaper-reporting days, but I took notes the whole time - getting the call, how I felt. As soon as I put pen to paper, it became a story [Hunger Heart], not something happening to me but something I was recording.” HeartWholeStoriesFeltPaperHappeningsNotesHungerNewspapersPensStem Author:Jennifer Weiner
“It is of note that for a long time moral nihilism was a kind of unquestioned default position in analytic moral philosophy.” KindLongPhilosophyMoralPositionLong TimeNotesNihilismDefaultAnalyticsMoral Philosophy Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“It is of note that even if utilitarianism has proved to be superior to deontology and the libertarian moral rights theory in the area of killing, we are not allowed to say that it has been finally vindicated; it has to face other challenges in other areas, in particular in situations of distributive justice.” IfsHas BeensFacesChallengesJusticeSituationMoralRightsParticularTheoryAreasNotesKillingLibertarianSuperiorsUtilitarianismVindicated Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“Most folks, when they see movies or hear records, need something that they find pulls them in, draws them in, and appeals to them beyond just the notes. For a record to be memorable and great, it has to have something of this quality. Exactly what that is, I don't know, but I think it has something to do with an atmosphere, an environment that is appealing and attractive. And the people that inhabit this environment have... almost a message for the rest of the world.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldNeedsQualityRecordsEnvironmentMessagesDrawsNotesFolksAppealsAtmosphereAttractiveMemorable Author:Ry Cooder
“A lot of the music video stuff I've worked on is mostly me pitching ideas, and then if [the artists] have notes or thoughts, I'll integrate them into the idea.” IfsIdeasArtistStuffNotesVideoPitchingIntegrating Author:Hiro Murai
“Save for your goals. Take note of what's coming your way - vacations, the holidays, what ever is going to cost you money - and start saving ahead of time so that you have a stash when the time comes.” WayGoalCostNotesSavingHolidayVacationAhead Of Time Author:Jean Chatzky
“I played violin from when I was about eight to thirteen, so I could read a little bit, but if you put a piece of music in front of me now, I would probably know the notes, but not the timing, how they're supposed to be played, and I just don't know how to read chords. If I'd stuck with it, I'd probably have more jobs.” IfsKnowsLittlesJobsBitsKnow HowPiecesFrontsLittle BitNotesEightStuckSupposed To BeTimingChordsViolinThirteen Author:Petra Haden
“Tunes have notes and tempos and rules. If the tune is "All the Things You Are," you have to adhere to its structure and to the tradition behind that structure.” IfsBehindsTraditionStructureNotesTunesTempo Author:John Kao
“Jazz is not about getting and playing whatever notes you want. It is about reworking themes in a manner that sounds good, that can be followed by the other musicians and that the audience enjoys. You cannot do that without first acquiring skills.” WantFirstsEnjoySoundAudienceSkillsMusicianJazzNotesTheme Author:John Kao
“In the end it is the musician who actually plays the notes. The impresario - or the project leader - is only there to make sure that happens. That is a very different type of management mind-set.” MindDifferentEndsPlayHappensLeaderTypeProjectsMusicianManagementNotesMind Set Author:John Kao
“Jamming - which follows rules but not individual notes - gives you a different result each time, depending upon the players and the conditions in which they find themselves. It is adaptable to changing conditions.” GivingDifferentIndividualResultsPlayerConditionsNotesAdaptable Author:John Kao
“My first job was a show called The Others. I had, like, three lines. Julianne Nicholson was in it, and Gabriel [Macht]. I remember Gabriel wasn't there the day I was, but he sent a note, because he went to Carnegie Mellon as well, so we knew each other a little bit through that, and he was so sweet and generous. It was meant to be a recurring role that would evolve on the show, but the show only lasted a little while and I ended up only doing that one episode.” FirstsWellsLittlesShowsJobsRememberThreeBitsLinesRolesSweetLittle BitNotesEvolveGenerousMeant To BeEpisodesWere Meant To BeGabrielRecurringCarnegieNicholsonCarnegie Mellon Author:Zachary Quinto
“I worry very much that people won't like it, or will think it's simply silly. But I have a post-it note above my desk that says "What would you do if you weren't afraid?" And if I weren't afraid, I would do a poetry collection.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorryNotesSillyPostsCollectionsDesksPost It Notes Author:Theodora Goss
“Note, the reply will not be "I write," an act that I have, after all, been performing since I was nine.” WritingNotesNinePerforming Author:Shirley Geok-lin Lim