“I think it sits quite happily with me, the condition of being an actor. I see some people getting quite eaten up with it, with the insecurities. There are times when I long for continuity and stability, but I also love the idea of not knowing what I'll be doing next - or even if I'm going to work.” PeopleIfsThinkingLongIdeasNextActorsKnowingConditionsInsecurityStabilityNot KnowingGoing To WorkContinuity Author:Matthew Macfadyen
“I feel like reading really defined me as a writer because I lived my life outside of my own body for so much of my life and I loved it. I've always been a reader. I think living all those stories served me to naturally take that next step to creating.” ThinkingFeelsStoriesBodyReadingNextMy OwnStepsReaderCreatingDefinedNext Steps Author:Stephenie Meyer
“I've done a lot of talk shows where you can tell that the host is just thinking about what he wants to say next while you're answering him and that's really uncomfortable.” ThinkingWantDoneShowsNextUncomfortableHostTalk Shows Author:Dave Navarro
“I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass transportation, or probably electrical power.” ThinkingYearsNextCitiesStreetsMassDisappearThirtyInternalsEnginesTransportationThirty YearsElectricalCombustionElectrical Power Author:Gaylord Nelson
“People resist change; if they like something, then they want you to keep doing it over and over - but I think if you like what a particular band or artist does, then you should want to see what they're going to do next.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantShouldDoeArtistNextParticularBandLike Something Author:Conor Oberst
“I think a lot of films do themselves a disfavor by putting in way too much information, and everyone knows what's gonna happen next, and no one can actually discover things as they go.” ThinkingKnowsWayHappensFilmNextToo MuchInformationToo Much Information Author:Elizabeth Olsen
“That's what we want to do here at Johnson Space Center. I think what we have always brought to NASA and brought to the country is trying to push the boundaries, trying to go to the next level.” ThinkingWantTryingCountryNextSpaceLevelsBoundariesJohnsonNasaNext Level Author:Ellen Ochoa
“I'm too busy thinking what I'm going to say next to remember what I've said, but my staff tells me I'm sometimes funny. Not always on purpose, though.” ThinkingSaidSometimesRememberPurposeNextBusyStaffToo Busy Author:Jared Polis
“I think as working actors, it's like sales. You're only as good as your last sale, so you put your all into something and you just hope that from that you can get your next job.” ThinkingJobsLastsNextActors Author:Josh Peck
“I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the payroll tax cut.” ThinkingNeedsNextCuttingPeriodsTaxesCongressPrioritiesTax CutsPayrollPayroll Tax Author:Jacob Lew
“As a young boy, I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience.” ThinkingYearsUseYoungNextQualityBoysNeededDisciplineChairsDozenNeuroticCheaperUse Of Time Author:Ridley Pearson
“In America, after 9/11, and after the death of bin Laden, and after two wars, one of them fought, a lot of people think, on false pretenses, and definitely post the Patriot Act, there are a lot of these questions about what can we do to our citizens in order to prevent the next attack.” PeopleThinkingTwoWarAmericaOrderNextCitizensPostsPatriotBin LadenPretensePatriot ActUsa Patriot Act Author:Gideon Raff
“When I've finished one project, I start thinking about the next.” ThinkingNextProjectsFinished Author:Mike Rutherford
“Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a young songwriter comes along.” ThinkingYoungArtistNextWrittenLabelsSongwritersNext TimeClownThink Twice Author:Emeli Sande
“One more time? We've done this. We've done this at least four times where there's a new government program to help homeowners who have trouble with their mortgages. None of these programs have worked. I don't know why anyone would think that this next idea is going to work. All it does is delay the clearing of the market. As soon as the market clears and we understand where the prices really are - that will be the most important thing we can do in order to improve home values around the country.” ThinkingKnowsDoeImportantIdeasCountryDoneHelpingHomeGovernmentValuesOrderNextCan DoFourTroubleProgramImportant ThingsConservativeMore TimeDelayGoing To WorkMortgageClearingGovernment ProgramsNew GovernmentConservative ValuesHomeowners Author:John Boehner
“It is like football with coaches, like, 'We're only going to think about the next game.' It is really true, all you think is, 'Okay, we have to make a good next episode.'” ThinkingNextGamesFootballOkayCoachesEpisodesReally True Author:Matt Stone
“After 'Mosaic,' I think a lot of people didn't know what my next record was going to be. And that's what I love. I just love doing music because I'm not going to follow the patterns and formulas of Music Row.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNextRecordsMusic IsPatternsFormulasMosaics Author:Ricky Skaggs
“I don't think I'm the world's most die-hard sci-fi fan, but I definitely grew up watching 'Star Trek' religiously - all of them: the original, 'Next Generation,' 'Deep Space Nine,' 'Voyager.' I think sci-fi has an important place in the cinema world. Fantasy is a big part of why films actually exist.” ThinkingWorldImportantHardBigsFilmDiesNextStarsSpaceFantasyGenerationsFansGrewGrew UpOriginalsNineCinemaSci FiNext GenerationDeep Space Author:Olivia Thirlby
“It's not the case of turning in a bunch of songs and recording the next month. I think you're looking for songs all year long and you're writing all year long.” ThinkingWritingYearsLongSongNextCasesMonthsBunch Author:Keith Urban
“I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and had decided that I wanted to write a story with a lot of strong female characters in it.” ThinkingWritingFirstsCharacterStoriesWantedNextStrongNovelFemaleDecidedFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Joan D. Vinge
“I haven't seen it this busy since I've been an IndyCar driver. So I think that's a great kind of thing that's happening for the IndyCar Series, in general, right now. But it's an event that I'm very proud to be part of. I love it. I can't wait to come back next year.” ThinkingYearsKindI CanNextWaitingEventsHavensProudRight NowHappeningsSeriesBusyDriversNext Year Author:Dan Wheldon
“Most of my songs are pretty sketchy. There's not a lot of bass sections. I don't write big bridges. Sometimes I'll try. But it's hard for me to focus that way, because I always think it's more interesting to just see what will happen next.” ThinkingWayWritingTryingSometimesHardBigsHappensSongNextInterestingFocusBridgesSectionsBassSketchy Author:Ryan Adams
“I think I'm going to put together a compilation under Disney's name of my songs that I've done for them - because I've done six or seven by now! The latest was for the Princess Diaries 2 soundtrack. So that's the next thing that's coming out.” ThinkingDoneTogetherSongNextNamesSixSevenComing OutPrincessDiariesSoundtracksCompilationPrincess Diaries Author:Christy Carlson Romano
“I'd like to do something a little different. Something a little less intense. I'm not sure what it's going to be yet. For the first time in my life, it's great to have choices, but I think I have to be very careful in choosing the right next project.” ThinkingFirstsLittlesDifferentChoicesNextProjectsFirst TimeCarefulIntenseNot Sure Author:Kristanna Loken
“I truly respect the people who are working. If they want an autograph from Patti LaBelle, they are going to get it. I have never separated myself from them. I never think you are better than the next one.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantNextAutographsThe Next One Author:Patti LaBelle
“I get a little cranky with the whole business about kids not having attention spans. This reminds me of the usual business of thinking that the next generation is hopeless. Every generation has said that about every younger generation.” ThinkingLittlesSaidWholeKidsNextAttentionGenerationsHopelessUsualNext GenerationAttention SpanYounger GenerationCranky Author:Robin McKinley