“There have been periods of my life when I was heavier, like right after high school I definitely gained that freshman 15. It was tough to lose. Ever since then, I know that I can gain weight, so I try to be careful.” KnowsTryingHas BeensI CanSchoolLosesPeriodsHigh SchoolToughGainsWeightCarefulBe CarefulFreshmanAfter High SchoolLife After High School Author:Camilla Luddington
“The studio is a place where I can experiment before I'm prepared for an idea to become a body of work, or a new way of working, or a way of working that can sustain me over a period of time.” WayI CanIdeasBodyPeriodsPreparedStudiosExperimentsNew Ways Author:Chris Ofili
“I think that concrete poetry seems to have, as far as I can see, come to a kind of a dead end. It doesn't seem to be going any further than it went in its high period of about five or six years ago.” ThinkingYearsKindI CanEndsSeemsFivePeriodsSixYears AgoConcreteDead Ends Author:James Laughlin
“There was a wonderful little short four-year time period when marvelous things happened. It started in 1908, when the Wright brothers flew in Paris, and everybody said, 'Ooh, hey, I can do that.' There's only a few people that have flown in early 1908. In four years, 39 countries had hundreds of airplanes, thousands of pilots.” PeopleYearsLittlesSaidI CanCountryCan DoFourWonderfulHappenedBrotherPeriodsThings HappenHeyParisFour YearsPilotsAirplaneMarvelousFlewTime PeriodsMarvelous ThingsWright Brothers Author:Burt Rutan
“I just do not hang around anybody that I don't want to be with. Period. For me, that's been a blessing, and I can stay positive. I hang around people who are happy, who are growing, who want to learn, who don't mind saying sorry or thank you... and [are] having a fun time.” PeopleWantInspirationalMindI CanFunFriendshipSinGrowingPeriodsBlessingSorryPositivityHappyGood PeopleBeing HappyStay PositiveNegative PeoplePeople In Your LifePositive ImpactPositive PeopleSaying SorryFun TimesCircle Of Influence Author:John Assaraf
“I can deal with it now, but 13 is a tough age to be recognized and famous. It's a tough age, period.” I CanAgeDealsPeriodsTough Author:Bill Skarsgard
“I was never happy that my injuries cut my career short and ultimately forced my decision to step away from tennis. I have enjoyed my time away from the court, a period that has allowed me to experience a different side of life. However, I miss the game and the challenge of competing at the highest level of tennis, and I want to gauge whether I can stay healthy and compete against today's top players.” WantI CanDifferentTodayGamesSidesChallengesDecisionLevelsStepsCareersCuttingPlayerMissingPeriodsHealthyHighestCourtEnjoyedMy TimeTennisInjuryCompetingGaugesDifferent SidesTime Away Author:Martina Hingis
“I try to get a feeling of what's going on in the story before I put it down on paper, but actually most of this breaking-in period is one long, fantastic daydream, in which I think about anything but the work at hand. I can't turn out slews of stuff each day. I wish I could. I seem to have some neurotic need to perfect each paragrapheach sentence, evenas I go along.” ThinkingNeedsWritingTryingLongI CanStoriesFeelingsHandsSeemsTurnsWishStuffPerfectPeriodsPaperSentencesFantasticEach DayNeuroticDaydreamingParagraph Author:William Styron
“I can look back . . . at two distinct periods of opinion whose foundations I have successively come to distrust - a period before 1919 or so, when the weight of classic authority unduly influenced me, and another period from 1919 to about 1925, when I placed too high a value on the elements of revolt, florid colour, and emotional extravagance or intensity.” LooksI CanTwoValuesOpinionEmotionalPeriodsAuthorityElementsWeightFoundationClassicColourIntensityDistrustRevoltExtravagance Author:H. P. Lovecraft
“I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive and I'm very fast. I tend to not write for a long period of time until I can't not write, and then I write first drafts in gallops. I won't eat right. I forget to do my laundry. I have a dog now, and I have to remember to walk him. When I write, that takes over and I can't do anything else. There's something exciting about that free fall, but then my life gets really screwed up. I've lost lots of relationships because of my having to ignore everything.” WritingFirstsLongI CanRememberFallLostWalksForgetDogPeriodsExcitingGet RealObsessiveLaundryScrewed UpLong Periods Of TimeObsessive Compulsive Author:Adam Rapp
“I've always been sort of addicted to genre-jumping. I've never been in the mood to do the same thing I did last time. Hence, me going from 'Big Love' to romantic comedy, to period film I can't sit still.” StillsI CanBigsLastsFilmComedyPeriodsMoodGenreLast TimeJumping Author:Ginnifer Goodwin
“I have terrible periods of lack of confidence. I just don't believe I can do it and no evidence to the contrary will sway me from that view.” BelieveI CanCan DoViewsPeriodsTerribleEvidenceDon't BelieveContraryI Can Do ItLack Of Confidence Author:Douglas Adams
“I can say that the happiest period of my life has been since I emerged from the shadows and superstitions of the old theologies, relieved from all gloomy apprehensions of the future, satisfied that as my labors and capacities were limited to this sphere of action, I was responsible for nothing beyond my horizon, as I could neither understand nor change the condition of the unknown world. Giving ourselves, then, no trouble about the future, let us make the most of the present, and fill up our lives with earnest work here.” WorldGivingHas BeensI CanActionOur LivesTroubleAtheismConditionsPeriodsShadowCapacityLaborResponsiblePositive AtheismSatisfiedTheologyHorizonSpheresSuperstitionsEarnestApprehensionGloomyRelievedUnknown Worlds Author:Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“Often I'll do research just to get a time period correct, but I didn't have to for the '70s... I feel like I can close my eyes and still see it so clearly.” FeelsStillsI CanEyePeriodsResearchTime Periods Author:Daniel Clowes
“America has entered one of its periods of historical madness, but this is the worst I can remember: worse than McCarthyism, worse than the Bay of Pigs and in the long term potentially more disastrous than the Vietnam War.” LongI CanWarAmericaRememberTermWorstPeriodsMadnessHistoricalLong TermVietnamPigsVietnam WarMccarthyismBay Of Pigs Author:John le Carre
“I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It's the one thing I can always count on to calm me down, take me away and inspire me, all at once.” I CanBookOne ThingInspirePeriodsCalmBoxesMagazinesTake MeCerealLove To ReadTake Me Away Author:Sarah Dessen
“I listen to lots of music, especially Bach, opera (all periods), German lieder, chamber music, and rock, old and new. I can't listen to music while I write. It's too absorbing.” WritingI CanRocksPeriodsOperaChamberListening To MusicAbsorbingOld And NewChamber Music Author:Cheryl Mendelson
“I can assure you that most of the drivers have a lot of things they'd like to do, but racing keeps them from doing that. We're so restricted because of our long season. We have a one-and-a-half-month period where we get to do what we want - that's shorter than any other sport. It makes it tough, for sure.” WantLongI CanSportsHalfMonthsPeriodsToughSeasonsDriversRacing Author:Denny Hamlin
“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
“There's a kind of edge to what you're doing, the kind of leading edge of what you're doing. Inside that edge [are elements you] are familiar with, and are probably becoming slightly bored with, as well, over a period of time. "I've pulled that one out before. Oh, no, I can't I'm just fed up with that. Let's do something else."And you always think "Oh my God I've never done anything at all like that before." But, of course, in retrospect, and to an outsider, they'll say, "Oh, yeah that's typical Eno.” ThinkingWellsKindI CanDoneCoursesBecomingPeriodsElementsYeahEdgesFamiliarBoredFedsOutsidersTypicalRetrospectFed Up Author:Brian Eno
“I definitely go through periods where I'm in a particular mood, or there's a consistent imaginative context that I feel I'm in, and I'm drawn to certain things. I can sometimes feel it when I'm moving away from something that I was once interested in - an idea or an exploration of particular relationships. I go, 'Well, I think I've done that and I don't want to do it again.'” ThinkingWantFeelsWellsI CanIdeasSometimesDoneMovingCertainParticularPeriodsMoodConsistentExplorationImaginativeMoving Away Author:Tom Hiddleston
“My work is very dear to me, and certainly I have had all the emotional highs and lows that go with trying to get it to an audience. But I do have some kind of detachment that seems somewhat unusual in my trade. I'm a writer who writes every day. I don't have a period of months where I can't get anything done and I wander around tearing my hair out. When I come back from a book tour, for instance, I might have one day where I sleep late and then check my e-mail, and then go for a walk, and then the next day I'm really itching to get back at writing a story.” WritingTryingKindI CanBookDoneStoriesSeemsMightNextSleepWalksAudienceEmotionalHairMonthsPeriodsOne DayLateLowsTradeDearChecksInstanceWanderGet BackUnusualMailNext DayDetachmentHighs And LowsItchingSleep Late Author:Daniel Handler
“There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album - to do good work, period. I really put a lot of pressure on myself, more so than other people. But I try not to let that overwhelm me to the point where I can't even do good work. I just put it aside and do the best that I know that I can.” PeopleKnowsTryingI CanBitsWorkPeriodsPressureAlbumsGood WorkDo The Best Author:Aaliyah
“Also for me, I don't make endless movies back to back all the time, I really sort of come to understand and love the characters that I play. And with April and Hanna you sort of go through a weird period of feeling sad about letting them go. Sometimes that takes me a week and sometimes it takes me a couple of months, just so that I can feel I can realign my own thoughts again. I do feel really, really blessed that I've had these opportunities.” FeelsI CanSometimesPlayCharacterFeelingsOpportunityMy OwnWeekMonthsCouplePeriodsAnd LoveBlessedEndlessTake MeAprilFeeling Sad Author:Kate Winslet
“I do my films the best as I can, period. I always hope that, gradually, my honest work will reach Americans.” I CanFilmHonestPeriodsHonest Work Author:Michel Ocelot
“I tend to go through periods worrying, "Where am I going, I can't see a way out of this," and it becomes quite stressful. But sometimes you have to take a bet on yourself.” WayI CanSometimesWorryPeriodsStressful Author:Bill Bailey
“It's something that I know how to do because I taught for a very long time, so I can do it, and I feel a responsibility to do it - for instance, in this situation, where I'm touring specifically for this period of time. But most writers are not public people. There are a few writers out there who really enjoy it and are good at it, and can both work and do that at the same time, but I'm not one of those people.” PeopleKnowsFeelsLongI CanEnjoyCan DoResponsibilitySituationKnow HowTaughtPeriodsLong TimeInstanceTouringI Can Do It Author:Alice Sebold
“In terms of trying to improve as an actor, for me it's always important to return to the stage. After doing a piece of theater for a prolonged period, I can think I must have surely improved in some way as an actor - you must be fitter than you were prior to doing it. For me, theater is very, very important in keeping things fresh and dangerous.” ThinkingWayTryingI CanImportantActorsTermPiecesStageDangerousReturnPeriodsTheater Author:Cillian Murphy
“It's always a treat to have something that lets me explore a different period. I do try to be a stickler, as much as I can, but luckily the writers are, as well.” TryingWellsI CanDifferentPeriodsTreatsLet Me Author:Tom Mison
“I can look back at my darkest periods and realize that these were the times when the Lord was holding me closest. But I couldn't see His face becasue my face was in His breast...crying.” LooksI CanFacesRealizingLordCryPeriodsBreastsClosest Author:John Michael Talbot
“Oh, there's no such thing as my favorite performance. I can't sit here today and look back, and say, Top Hat was better than Easter Parade or any of the others. I just don't look back, period. When I finish with a project, I say 'all right, that's that. What's next?'” LooksI CanTodayNextPeriodsProjectsPerformancesMy FavoriteHatsEasterParadesTop Hats Author:Fred Astaire
“If I think of something, half-way into it, I can throw it in there and it won't be so far down the line that it would be insignificant. However, I also like to completely focus on something for a certain period of time, and then be able to move on to something else.” IfsThinkingWayI CanWould BeAbleMovingCertainLinesHalfFocusPeriodsInsignificantHalf Way Author:T.I.
“What I know is that if I was asked to teach mathematics in French for a week to young kids, I would do my homework and I think I could do a decent job. I don't think a degree in education would make me a better teacher. I sometimes teach in college. I don't teach for long periods of time, but I give workshops and I think I can communicate stuff. So, it's about communicating.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingLongI CanSometimesKidsJobsYoungStuffTeachTeacherWeekCollegePeriodsDegreesMathematicsCommunicateDecentHomeworkWorkshopsLong Periods Of Time Author:Philippe Falardeau
“Along with the good qualities, if someone isn't vulnerable I can't be around them to a certain extent. And I don't mean vulnerable to me or vulnerable to me in a sexual way. I just mean vulnerable, period.” IfsWayMeanI CanCertainQualityPeriodsVulnerableGood Quality Author:John Malkovich
“I'm pretty mutable as a human being, period - if you put me on Pluto, I can figure it out.” IfsHumansI CanHuman BeingsFiguresPeriodsPluto Author:Erykah Badu
“I wouldn't take nothin' but a Ford: F-O-R-D, period. Ain't nothin' like a Ford. I wouldn't drive a Chevrolet 'cause I can't spell it.” I CanCausesPeriodsDrivingSpellsChevrolet Author:Bruce Bruce
“I think my weight-training proved to me more than anything that I can do anything in life if I really put my mind to it. I saw me bring myself from 137 pounds to 175 pounds over a seven-year period. That alone said to me that all you have to do is really stick with something, and you can accomplish anything you want. It's brought me great self-esteem because I know I did it. I changed me.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantYearsMindSaidI CanSelfCan DoSawsSelf EsteemChangedPeriodsTrainingWeightSticksSevenAccomplishEsteemPoundsSeven YearsAnything In LifeWeight TrainingGreat Self Esteem Author:Aaron Tippin
“Because I work quite slowly, I have to keep myself interested over a long research and writing period. So I can't see myself writing about modern middle-class Londoners anytime soon.” WritingLongI CanClassModernMiddlePeriodsResearchMiddle ClassLondonersResearch And Writing Author:Stef Penney
“It's something fundamental to me, human rights that people are equal under law simply because they are human beings. And I can no more imagine falling in love with someone who believed, for instance, as Orthodox Jews do, that women are unclean during their menstrual periods.” PeopleHumansI CanLawFallHuman BeingsRightsImaginePeriodsEqualFundamentalsFalling In LoveHuman RightsJewInstanceOrthodox Author:Susan Jacoby
“I'm working from home a lot. That's very unusual because I'm away a lot, sometimes working on the other side of the world for long periods of time. So, it's hard to manage in the sense that I want to be the best dad I can be but it's almost harder when you have your kids outside the door.” WorldWantLongI CanSometimesHardHomeKidsSidesDoorsDadPeriodsHarderManageBeing The BestUnusualLong Periods Of TimeBest Dad Author:Andy Serkis
“I can't possibly predict precisely what the unemployment rate will be at the end of one year. I can tell you that over a period of four years, by virtue of the policies that we'd put in place, we'd get the unemployment rate down to 6%, and perhaps a little lower.” YearsWellsLittlesI CanEndsStatesShowsJobsGrowthUnitedUnited StatesVirtueFourSeeingPolicyKeysDependsPeriodsCompetitionRateEmployeeFour YearsGlobesUnemploymentUnemployment RateJob Growth Author:Mitt Romney
“There's a lot of life there, but it's a different sort, because there's a lot less immigrants and a lot more racial, the mix of black and white in particular. I've actually never been to their worship for an extended period of time, so I can't comment wisely on it.” I CanDifferentBlackWhiteParticularPeriodsWorshipImmigrantsCommentBlack And White Author:Michael Emerson
“I love silence. And one of the paradoxes about the way I live and also about my work is that definitely one of the reasons I went into music, and especially into composing is that I love setting up an environment where I can be by myself for long periods of time and have everything as quiet as possible, either to think about sound, or to think about ideas, or just to focus on things that are important to me.” ThinkingWayLongI CanImportantIdeasReasonSoundSilenceEnvironmentFocusPeriodsQuietSettingSettingsParadoxComposingLong Periods Of TimeSilence Love Author:Tod Machover
“I focus for periods of time on creative work and I'm very insular during those times - not a lot of socializing. I play when I want. That means I can take off on a retreat, catch a matinee, make friends. My core desired feelings are my time management system.” WantMeanI CanPlayFeelingsCreativeFocusPeriodsManagementCoreMy TimeTime ManagementRetreatCreative WorkSocializingManagement Systems Author:Danielle LaPorte
“Everything has been for the [President] election for the last couple of months. Since the Democratic National Convention, it's been a dead run to get out as much content as possible and do as much as possible. Then, I go back to writing the screenplay I was working on, which is an original piece - a period piece that I will hopefully finish a couple of months after that, and hopefully I can convince some unsuspecting fool studio to buy.” WritingHas BeensI CanRunningLastsPresidentPiecesFoolMonthsCouplePeriodsOriginalsElectionDemocraticStudiosHopefullyConvinceConventionsScreenplaysUnsuspecting Author:Joss Whedon
“I can't say that period talk is my favorite bonding arena. But I also think it's sort of funny.” ThinkingI CanPeriodsMy FavoriteArenaBonding Author:Carrie Fisher
“You can revisit - the wonderful thing about my job is you can revisit your 22-year-old self or your 24-year-old self any particular night you want. The songs pick up some extra resonance, I hope, but they're still - they're there, and I can revisit that period of my life when I choose. So it's quite a nice experience.” WantYearsStillsI CanSelfJobsNightSongNiceWonderfulParticularPeriodsPicksExtrasWonderful ThingsResonanceOld Self Author:Bruce Springsteen
“Some people say Russia is running at 50 percent of its gross domestic product under that during the Communist period. In fact, none of the countries seems to have recovered the level that they had under communism, although the other countries in Eastern Europe are doing better than Russia and particularly the Czech Republic seems to be doing modestly well. East Germany I can't count because they have a rich uncle. You have economic benefits which have nothing to do with the workings of the system.” PeopleWellsI CanCountryFactsSeemsRunningLevelsRichEconomicProductsPeriodsBenefitsPercentEuropeEastRussiaCommunismGermanyRepublicCommunistOther CountriesUnclesEasternGrossEastern EuropeCzechEast GermanyGross Domestic ProductCzech Republic Author:Kenneth Arrow
“I am from the inner city, the ghetto. If I can use my platform to carry on a legacy and talk about something that's real, I have to do that, period.” IfsI CanRealUseCitiesPeriodsLegacyPlatformsGhettoInner City Author:Kendrick Lamar