“There is a rampant tendency in any industry where someone is trying to sell something with a bunch of data, where they cherry pick a little bit... bias a little bit. This becomes quite easy when there is an enormous amount of data to cherry pick from.” TryingLittlesEasyBitsIndustryAmountLittle BitPicksSellsEnormousBunchTendenciesDataBiasCherries Author:Burt Rutan
“I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment I started it, I loved it and it kind of was like storybook from there.” WantTryingKindMomentsEnergyCrazyLike YouMomAmountRidiculousDrivingGymnasticsDrive Me Crazy Author:Alicia Sacramone
“Why, when we know that there's no such thing as perfect, do most of us spend an incredible amount of time and energy trying to be everything to everyone? Is it that we really admire perfection? No - the truth is that we are actually drawn to people who are real and down-to-earth. We love authenticity and we know that life is messy and imperfect.” PeopleKnowsTryingRealEarthLife IsEnergyPerfectAmountTruth IsPerfectionIncrediblesAuthenticityAdmireImperfectMessyDown To EarthTime And Energy Author:Brené Brown
“I had three weeks of prep on 'Wolfman,' a ridiculously inadequate amount of time to try to bring together the fractured and scattered pieces of the production. I had taken the job mostly because I had a cash flow problem, the only time in my career I've ever let finances enter into the decision process.” TryingProblemTogetherJobsThreeProcessDecisionCareersTakenPiecesWeekAmountFlowProductionsFinanceCashOnly TimeInadequatePrepsCash Flow Author:Joe Johnston
“It would be nice to make a movie that other people want to make, because every one of these movies, I basically have to find the only company in the world that's willing to make it, and it's always a big challenge. I end up spending a tremendous amount of energy and time trying to get money to make these movies and it's exhausting.” PeopleWorldWantTryingEndsBigsWould BeEnergyChallengesCompanyNiceWillingAmountSpendingBeing NiceExhaustingGet MoneyBig Challenges Author:Darren Aronofsky
“No amount of trying to inhale one more shred of inspiration is going to make it any easier to put your heart and soul out there.” TryingHeartSoulInspirationAmountEasierHeart And SoulInhale Author:Christine Kane
“If I die tomorrow, I've done the two hardest things anybody can do in this life with the least amount of security - music and acting - and I've had success in both. I can't really complain. I try not to live my life that way.” IfsWayTryingI CanTwoDoneDiesCan DoActingSecurityAmountTomorrowComplainingHardestThis LifeLiving My LifeHardest Thing Author:Yul Vazquez
“People who tend to invest are either going to invest in something where you're raising $5 million or they're going to invest in something where you're raising $1 million, but if you're trying to raise $2.5 million it's kind of a weird amount.” PeopleIfsTryingKindMillionsAmountRaises Author:David Plotz
“There's only a certain amount of works you can make, so you have to make only the ones you really want to make. It's all about trying to be as productive as possible.” WantTryingCertainAmountProductive Author:Cornelia Parker