Quotes about Figuring

Figuring out who you are is the whole point of the human experience. Votes: 4

There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job. Votes: 4

Figuring out how to think about the problem. Votes: 3

Figuring the average poet starts at 16, I am 23. Votes: 3

Figuring out our gifts in life is part of our journey to becoming enlightened human beings. Votes: 3

Figuring things out for yourself is practically the only freedom anyone really has nowadays. Use that freedom. Votes: 3

Figuring out what you want in life is hard, having the courage to fulfill it is even harder! Votes: 3

Figuring out what you want in life is hard, having the courage to full fill it is even harder! Votes: 3

Figuring out what to wear is much easier if you first think about what effect you want to create. Votes: 3

Figuring out what you want out of life is hard. Having the courage to full fill it, is even harder. Votes: 3

Figuring out who you are and being true to yourself is not just important, but it is critical to being authentic. Votes: 3

[Playing] the bad guys tend to be fascinating. Figuring out what makes them do the things they do is what interests me. Votes: 3

When asked what single event was most helpful in developing the Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein replied, "Figuring out how to think about the problem". Votes: 3

Figuring out how to eat healthfully on your own without your parents' guidance is one of the hardest lessons you must learn when you leave home for college. Votes: 3

When weight loss becomes a goal in your life, eating right and exercising are just two pieces of the puzzle. Figuring out why you've put on the extra weight is the hardest part. Votes: 3

Marie Calloway has a very specific literary personality that the reader is intrigued by: she's masochistic, loves to experiment, is quickly bored and intermittently self-hating, very hip, rebellious. Figuring her out is a gripping adventure. Votes: 3

We thought the hard part was over—but we were wrong. Living is the hardest part. Figuring out how to live your life when you're all busted up inside and out—there is nothing harder. Votes: 3

I grew up in a single-wide, three-bedroom mobile home with my family. And now I see them, like, half a dozen times a year. Figuring out how to come home and talk to them again and feel like myself has probably been the greatest challenge. Votes: 3

The difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics is a bit like the difference between biology and medicine. Knowing that certain genes increase the risk of cancer is relatively easy. Figuring out exactly which people will get sick, or how to cure them, is a lot more complicated. Votes: 3

There is a history in all men's lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceased, The which observed, a man may prophesy, With a near aim, of the main chance of things As yet not come to life, which in their seeds And weak beginnings lie intreasured. Votes: 3

The biggest hurdle is figuring out who your friends are. Your real friends. Votes: 2

Anger can be a problem, but it has tremendous potential, too. It's just figuring out what to do with it. Votes: 2

Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant. Votes: 2

We need to reengineer companies to focus on figuring out who the customer is, what's the market and what kind of product you should build. Votes: 2

I've been heartbroken. I've broken hearts. That's part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner. Votes: 2

The human race is fundamentally insane. If you put two of us into a room together, we're soon gonna start figuring out good reasons to kill one another. Votes: 2

The simplest way of understanding justice is giving people what they deserve. This idea goes back to Aristotle. The real difficulty begins with figuring out who deserves what and why. Votes: 2

The trick, when you're flirting, is figuring how to keep a balance between being engaging enough to retain someone's attention and not seeming overly available. So you tease a person a little. Votes: 2

Monsters will always exist. There's one inside each of us. But an angel lives there, too. There is no more important agenda than figuring out how to slay one and nurture the other. Votes: 2

My biggest problem in middle school was catty girls, cliques, and trying to figure out if I wanted to be a part of one of those, just figuring out who I was and all that. Votes: 2

Whether it's the experiments on 'MythBusters' or my earlier work in special effects for movies, I've regularly had to do things that were never done before, from designing complex motion-control rigs to figuring out how to animate chocolate. Votes: 2

I was trying to write an autobiography using prints and patterns that reference emotional, psychological, and personal development in my work, as a person growing up, figuring out who I was. I used fabrics to stand in for occurrences. Votes: 2

If your customer base is aging with you, then eventually you are going to become obsolete or irrelevant. You need to be constantly figuring out who are your new customers and what are you doing to stay forever young. Votes: 2

Women are better at reading body language everywhere in the world. As a matter of fact, it's associated with the female hormone estrogen. Women are better at figuring out of tone of voice, reading your face and posture and gesture. Votes: 2

I'm a very introverted person. Nothing that's happened has changed that, but one of the reasons I write for teens is it's a real privilege to have a seat at the table in the lives of young people when they're figuring out what matters to them. Votes: 2

The first sort of big present I remember getting from Santa Claus was quite a small telescope that I remember going into our backyard with my parents and figuring out how to assemble, and staring at the night sky, just for hours, with both of my parents. Votes: 2

It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens. Votes: 2

Design is about creating spaces for people to enjoy and of course, creating moments where you elevate the spirit, but 'design for good' is figuring out a program that not only creates better spaces, but creates jobs, creates new industry and really kind of raises the conversation about how we rebuild. Votes: 2

I have to be a lot more calculating because I'm a very private person. I actually really struggle with the attention; I'm generally a pretty shy kind of a person. So it's tough figuring out how to manage it. But there are ways of managing it, and you just have to be smart. Votes: 2

If a guy is skilled at anything, that's attractive. There's something very primal about that and, sure, it can be as simple as figuring out the tip quickly. It's really cool when a guy tips 20 percent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done. Votes: 2

It's of course important to mention that when DJing, I'm building my own story through the music. I'm figuring out what song to play next, what song to play after that, and how the two will blend together. How the emotion is going to develop from one song to another. So I first build that storyline. Votes: 2

More attention and thought goes into naming a character in 'Call Of Duty' than all the work that can go into certain movies. Blood and sweat and tears go into figuring out the names because they are so important. The call signs say a lot about you. The brotherhood that's evoked by the name is quite profound. Votes: 2

I work with a group of actors, and whenever one of us has an audition, we all get together, and we all work together on it. I think it takes us back to our film school days, our drama school days, us just working together and figuring it out because somebody else is going to see something in the material that you won't see. Votes: 2

A lot of people live in fear because they haven't figured out how you're going to react when faced with a certain set of circumstances. I've come to terms with this by looking deeply into whatever makes me fearful - what are the key elements that get the hairs up on the back of my neck - and then figuring out what I can do about it. Votes: 2

The soul of a woman is so important to maintain given all that is on our plates. Figuring out how to do it can be a little tricky. My prayer was, 'Lord, please help me. How can I do it all and not be overwhelmed? How can I do it all and still be happy?' His answer: Find the stolen moments of joy in all you do. Votes: 2

Strategy is figuring out what not to do. Votes: 0

The world is really figuring BSE out, and that's positive. Votes: 0

At 19, I was still figuring out how to throw a fastball. Votes: 0

Math, it's a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles. Votes: 0

I'm figuring it out as I go, I'm good at that. Votes: 0

That's what the right-wing is good at: figuring out the left wing. Votes: 0

I'm having the time of my life figuring out this next move. Votes: 0

Thats what the right-wing is good at: figuring out the left wing. Votes: 0

The first step to problem solving is figuring out who's got the problem. Votes: 0

Sometimes the only solution is figuring out a bigger problem to focus on. Votes: 0

I think I'm still figuring out how to be a little less selfish. Votes: 0

If the key to life is figuring yourself out; family must be the lock. Votes: 0

You find out who you are by figuring out who and what you're not Votes: 0

I'm into playing guitars, not into figuring out what else goes on with them. Votes: 0

Mixing is figuring out what is essential to the moment and subordinating everything else Votes: 0

I think psychology would be an easy transition and figuring out the human mind somehow. Votes: 0

My 20s were spent in a room, alone, mixing paints and figuring it all out. Votes: 0

When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel. Votes: 0

Scientists derive satisfaction from figuring out the puzzle. It's about the quest, not the grail. Votes: 0

There's an intelligence within the heart that is far bigger than our figuring out the mind. Votes: 0

Being a teenager and figuring out who you are is hard enough without someone attacking you Votes: 0

I spent ages figuring out things like viewpoint, how you tell the story, and so on. Votes: 0

True success is figuring out your life and career so you never have to be around jerks. Votes: 0

Before I knew how to do anything, I was figuring out how to be in a band. Votes: 0

LOA is simply figuring out for yourself what will generate the positive feelings of having it NOW. Votes: 0

Kids who have no money are still figuring out a way - somehow - to dress nicely. Votes: 0

You learn so much by having customers and figuring out what they want and keeping them satisfied. Votes: 0

Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it's productive. Votes: 0

I prefer buying things and figuring out where to put them later than regretting not buying them. Votes: 0

Building my career hasn't been attached to my dad. It's been me figuring things out for myself. Votes: 0

That's really what science is just trying to figure stuff out, and I like figuring stuff out. Votes: 0

That's really what science is just trying to figure stuff out, and I like figuring stuff out. Votes: 0

Personal branding is about figuring who you are and what turns you on and then monetising it Votes: 0

Love is support, kindness, and warmth. That's all I have so far; I'm still figuring it out. Votes: 0

I think N.Y.C. definitely had something to do with my figuring out my life path. Votes: 0

Sometimes, the only way to discover who we are, is by figuring out who we are not. Votes: 0

Kids are meeting in coffee shops and basements figuring out what's unsustainable in their communities. That's the future. Votes: 0

[I enjoy] working with yeast, tempering chocolate and figuring out why an end product is successful or not. Votes: 0

See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy. Votes: 0

I am private because I'm still figuring things out. I'm young! I'm making it up as I go! Votes: 0

One of the great things about turning 30 is figuring out how to dress comfortably and still look good. Votes: 0

I'm really terrible at sort of figuring out the thing that's going to make the money, I guess. Votes: 0

I think the human mind is fascinating. I love figuring out why people are doing what they do. Votes: 0

When I was 13, I was just figuring out how to play 'Eruption,' poorly, by Eddie Van Halen. Votes: 0

It turns out that with Twitter data alone, we can go quite some way into figuring out someone's personality. Votes: 0

India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability. Votes: 0

Sometimes one should stop figuring out the complexities of the universe one should just free the slave - rjs Votes: 0

I have one talent, and that's figuring out what people want about two minutes before they know it themselves. Votes: 0

Physics is really figuring out how to discover new things that are counterintuitive, like quantum mechanics. It's really counterintuitive. Votes: 0

I'm intrigued with figuring out the places [where] the horrible and the beautiful meet - that aesthetic fascinates me. Votes: 0

While you're figuring out what to do, we've tried two different things and have figured out the right one. Votes: 0

Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier. Votes: 0

I spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it. Votes: 0

I grew up with a great sense of insecurity in figuring out what I was and where I belonged. Votes: 0

A lot of your mental energy goes to figuring out where does one word end and the next begin. Votes: 0

Know what the best thing about insomnia is? That I get to stay up all night figuring it out. Votes: 0

For me, playing a really bad character is about figuring out what brought the person to where we need him. Votes: 0

If you want true love and a long-lasting marriage, you need to start by figuring out what makes you happy. Votes: 0

If the cost of figuring out whether to do something is more than just doing it, then just do it! Votes: 0

The United States government, in figuring our gross national product, defines 'durable goods' as anything that will last three years. Votes: 0

The process of growing up was nothing more than figuring out what doors hadn't yet been slammed in your face. Votes: 0

I learn every day what it means to love myself, and I'm constantly figuring out what makes me feel empowered. Votes: 0

Honesty is most important, and it's difficult when you're young and single and sort of figuring out your own life. Votes: 0

True love is not a question. It is an answer that you never have to spend a lifetime figuring out. Votes: 0

I didn't arrive at the opportunity to make the world work for everyone by figuring out how to do it. Votes: 0

Often I'll find clues to where the story might go by figuring out where the characters would rather not go. Votes: 0

Learning what you don't want to do is the next best thing to figuring out what you want to do. Votes: 0

Costume design is so important and really helpful, and I really love that aspect of character development, just figuring it out. Votes: 0

Once firms had to pay to pollute, they became incredibly inventive at figuring out cheaper ways to eliminate their SO2 emissions. Votes: 0

Academics were not a challenge when I was fifteen in college. The challenge was figuring out how to fit in socially. Votes: 0

You come to love not by discovering the ideal individual, yet by figuring out how to see a blemished individual flawlessly. Votes: 0

I really kind of pride myself on figuring stuff out pretty quickly but I couldn't, couldn't. I just had no idea. Votes: 0

I kind of like the challenge of jumping into totally different spaces and styles and figuring out how to fit in. Votes: 0

I love that when you're writing your mind is sort of figuring things out on its own, without you directing it. Votes: 0

I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure. Votes: 0

Saying you want to escape is the easy part; actually figuring out how to do it is not quite so simple. Votes: 0

I never used to be as good, you get better. I've just gotten better and quicker at figuring out the joke. Votes: 0

One of the best times for figuring out who you are & what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up. Votes: 0

The tough thing is figuring out what questions to ask, but […] once you do that, the rest is really easy. Votes: 0

I'm trying figuring out how to be the best person I can be. But it's been a process of trial and error. Votes: 0

In projecting the future, I think Apple did a good job of figuring out when the technology was ready to be consumer-grade. Votes: 0

People are good at figuring out what's attractive, and computers are good at quickly searching and finding. You put them together, and bang! Votes: 0

The history of American patriotism is figuring out ways that we can work together to move forward and knit together the common government. Votes: 0

You can go from having all your stuff together and really feeling good about yourself to really figuring you can't run a lick. Votes: 0

Some people are faster than others; I'm just figuring it out later, that's all. I'm getting smart too late and old too soon. Votes: 0

The key to fixing education is better teaching, and the key to better teaching is figuring out who can teach and who can't. Votes: 0

I'll always be figuring out what parts I want to play, because I want to play all parts. I'm a very hungry actress. Votes: 0

We all know a variety of ways to make a living. What's even more fascinating is figuring out ways to make a fortune. Votes: 0

Here's where redesign begins in earnest, where we stop trying to be less bad and we start figuring out how to be good. Votes: 0

I sat for a moment, figuring things out, then decided to stay there. If I was on the floor, I couldn't fall down. Votes: 0

The essence of creativity is figuring out how to use what you already know in order to go beyond what you already think. Votes: 0

The thing about inventing is you have to be both stubborn and flexible. The hard part is figuring out when to be which. Votes: 0

Faith isn't figuring out what we're able to do, it's deciding what we're going to do - even when we think we can't. Votes: 0

Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether. Votes: 0

You really have to begin by figuring out what kind of person you are. The tip is to really take a look at yourself. Votes: 0

While the worriers are worrying, the planners are planning and the accountants are figuring out why we can't afford it, I'm busy getting started. Votes: 0

In the lifetime of one person, we went from figuring out where we came from to figuring out how to get rid of ourselves. Votes: 0

The key to skeleton is to find the line, and I think I spend most of training figuring out where that sweet spot is... Votes: 0

For me acting is pretending. It's illuminating my human struggle - trying to grow and have the courage to be filmed while figuring things out. Votes: 0

One of the great political and economic challenges of our time is figuring out the balance between wealth that benefits society and wealth that distorts. Votes: 0

The problem isn't finding out where you are gonna go-its figuring out what you are gonna do once you get there that is! (Jamie Sullivan) Votes: 0

I don't know exactly where ideas come from, it's just a matter of us figuring out how to receive the ideas waiting to be heard. Votes: 0

I think intuition can be a form of answered prayer. You do the best you can - thinking, figuring, planning - and then you pray. Votes: 0

Without being good enough, I started figuring out how to make my way through the minefield of a script, which is the rest is semi-history. Votes: 0

It is my sense of exclusion from representation that made me want to be a part of figuring out if we could make a difference. Votes: 0

The wardrobe is always the last piece of the puzzle. When you step into the clothing, that's the final step to figuring out that character. Votes: 0

I always order the banned books from a black market dealer in California, figuring if the State of Mississippi banned them, they must be good." Votes: 0

I always order the banned books from a black market dealer in California, figuring if the State of Mississippi banned them, they must be good. Votes: 0

Words are humanity's greatest natural resource, but most of us have trouble figuring out how to put them together. Words aren't cheap. They are very precious. Votes: 0

Three men at McAlester State Penitentiary had larger penises than Lamar Pye, but all were black and therefore, by Lamar's own figuring, hardly human at all. Votes: 0

Insomnia is an indication, not a chaos. Its like ache. Youre not going to provide a patient ache medicine without figuring out whats reasoning the pain. Votes: 0

While the American people have the impression that scientists are hard at work figuring out this complex matter of climate change, it's not actually that complicated. Votes: 0

Learning what you don't want to do is pretty valuable, it may be as valuable as figuring out what it is you do want to do. Votes: 0

'm the inspiration for picking it up off the floor after it fell off the stool and figuring out a way to make it still work. Votes: 0

A lot of me figuring out how to love myself more involves finding the things that I'm ashamed of and looking them right in the eye. Votes: 0

I think that the process of figuring out what kind of leader I wanted to be was challenging, because as an actor, you work alone, really. Votes: 0

I have quite a lot of plastic sunglasses. It's just a nice accessory, it adds a final thing, and it's my favorite way of figuring an outfit. Votes: 0

I'm just figuring out being able to understand that it's cool for me to date, and have guys be interested in me, and be interested in guys. Votes: 0

The right thing isn't always real obvious. Sometimes the right thing for one person is the wrong thing for someone else. So...good luck figuring that out. Votes: 0

But there are times in this harum-scarum world when figuring out the right thing to do is quite simple, but doing the right thing is simply impossible.... Votes: 0

It turns out that is exactly what product strategy is all about—figuring out the right product is the innovator’s job, not the customer’s job. Votes: 0

I think that era of mechanically figuring out of how to bring a particular evocative image to the screen was a really important part of my education. Votes: 0

We make messes of our lives, but every now and then, we manage to do something that's exactly right. The challenge is figuring out which is which. Votes: 0

My books depend on someone in danger, putting pieces together and figuring things out. They do a lot of thinking, and that gets lost in the movie. Votes: 0

I spent my whole life figuring out how to get out of work. I would say I was intelligent, but intelligent in a very surreptitious, invisible way. Votes: 0

Instead of the word 'love' there was an enormous heart, a symbol sometimes used by people who have trouble figuring out the difference between words and shapes. Votes: 0

Parts exist only for purposes of figuring and describing, and as we figure the world out we become confused if we do not remember this all the time. Votes: 0

When you give me something that I love, then I spend a long time drilling down on it and figuring out what it is I love about it. Votes: 0

Dads are awkward because they're older guys who aren't cool anymore and are figuring out who they are, and they often make bad choices in fashion and music. Votes: 0

If you think of play as being in things, there are things that are playable, then it becomes the work of figuring out what a thing can do. Votes: 0

The human race is fundamentally insane. If you put two of us into a room together we're soon gonna start figuring out good reasons to kill one another. Votes: 0

In the initial season of a show, you're figuring out your character and their life and their background and you're putting together all the chapters of the book. Votes: 0

I'm still figuring out why people would want to look at me. Maybe it's generic beauty, but it's weird to be valued for something I was born with. Votes: 0

I used to be an obsessive outliner - figuring that writing without an outline was like jumping off a cliff and building a parachute on the way down. Votes: 0

I remember disassembling and putting an old analog alarm clock together. It was a lot of fun figuring out why it still worked with that one spring missing. Votes: 0

It's hard enough growing up and figuring out who you are and what on earth you wanna be and it doesn't help when people are constantly cutting you down Votes: 0

I was always interested in figuring things out. I'd do experiments, like combining things I found around the house to see what would happen if I put them together. Votes: 0

Sometimes I overtinker, which is something wrong with my brain chemistry. But in figuring out why I do that, maybe I'll make myself a better person. I doubt it. Votes: 0

I'm just always learning lines. I've learned to flag the really crucial scenes, and I start figuring them out and committing them to memory as soon as I get them. Votes: 0

The liberal arts are the arts of communication and thinking. ‘They are the arts indispensable to further learning, for they are the arts of reading, writing, speaking, listening, figuring, Votes: 0

But a lot of that kind of work is done pre-flight, coordinating efforts with the flight directors and the ground teams, and figuring out how you're going to operate together. Votes: 0

When it comes right down to it, developing a critical sensibility about parenting isn't really about disapproval; it's about honing your own sensibilities, figuring out how you want to parent. Votes: 0

Activism is setting a goal of something you would like to be different, and figuring out what would have to change to achieve that goal. It's sort of like math. Votes: 0

I'm not a big believer in doing things unilaterally. I'm a big believer in opening up a dialogue and figuring out how we can make something work for all people. Votes: 0

When I first started learning how to take photographs, you had to spend the first six months figuring out what an f-stop was. Now you just go and take pictures. Votes: 0

I spent my 30s figuring out how to be a grown up, I guess. I loved my 30s! My 30s were really about being happy with what I was doing. Votes: 0

I love my job and I love my children. It's really about figuring out your schedules and getting everything down that you need to do and sticking to your plan. Votes: 0

All of us, as bodies, are in the active position of figuring out how to live with and against the constructions - or norms - that help to form us. Votes: 0

The main plot line is simple: Getting your character to the foot of the tree, getting him up the tree, and then figuring out how to get him down again. Votes: 0

A conundrum of music is that music brings people together, yet to become a skilled musician involves a certain amount of lonely time in which you're just figuring it out, practicing. Votes: 0

My sweet spot is figuring out how to make a product that people love and how to refine it to make them love it more. All the rest is business noise. Votes: 0

There are many things that you can't measure. But the great fun of what I do for a living is figuring out ways to measure things that people previously considered intangible. Votes: 0

The art of investing is not about figuring out what has already happened. It's about anticipating the futureand creating the future that others will read about in The Wall Street Journal. Votes: 0

As you get older, you realize just figuring out how to be nice to the people in your personal sphere is almost more challenging than trying to change the bigger culture. Votes: 0

Were in this transition period of figuring out how to deal with all the new technology that is out there, but television still proves to be the granddaddy of them all. Votes: 0

We're in this transition period of figuring out how to deal with all the new technology that is out there, but television still proves to be the granddaddy of them all. Votes: 0

The key to creating health is figuring out the cause of the problem and then providing the right conditions for the body and soul to thrive. It isn't taking another medication. Votes: 0

When you start with next to nothing, all you've got is a lot of thought, a lot of innovation, figuring new ways to do things without using a lot of money. Votes: 0

By aspiring to join the mainstream rather than figuring out the ways we need to change it, we risk loosing our gay and lesbian souls in order to gain the world. Votes: 0

You can spend time self-identifying and figuring out what you are on that, but at some point, you just want to be who you are and not walk around telling people. Votes: 0

I believe that understanding what is good is obtained by looking at the way the world works and figuring out how to operate in harmony with it to help it evolve. Votes: 0

It was hard to figure out what were the good causes, the bad causes, even the good politics and the bad politics. So we started taking requests and figuring it out. Votes: 0

I grew up raised in church, my parents are both traveling ministers. They blocked out MTV which was fine, but I'd find myself figuring out who New Kids On The Block were. Votes: 0

I have a few songs that I'm figuring out and writing. I'm still figuring out the whole concept and how it's gonna connect to Cry Baby, but I have some ideas, yes. Votes: 0

The easy part of being an artist is figuring out the message that everyone else is ready to hear. The hard part is waiting for the proper lull to make the announcement. Votes: 0

It's one thing to be struggling and not really making money in your early 20s and figuring out your life. Early 30s, you start to wonder, is this ever going to happen? Votes: 0

A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure. Votes: 0

I (Percy) set Nico on guard duty with Beckendorf and the Stoll brothers, figuring he'd be safely out of the way. ... "What's happening?" Nico demanded, trying to climb up next to me. Votes: 0

Norway did not even have a revolution at the time the rest of Europe was busy figuring out human rights and stuff, because we were busy fighting over how to spell it. Votes: 0

I knew I wanted to play around with genre-esque imagery, and the identity theft stuff came in the middle, when I was figuring out how the characters were connected to those images. Votes: 0

Spend some effort in figuring out why each decision did or did not pan out. Doing that systematically is key: really try to question the way you make decisions, and improve it. Votes: 0

The student-athlete should control everything that happens. From figuring out what kind of a degree they want to what type of a program they want to play for, they should control it all. Votes: 0

Knock, Knock." "Who's there?" "Olive." "Olive who?" "Olive...ooh. I love you, too," he said, figuring it out. "You can tell me that one anytime you like." He folded her into his arms. Votes: 0

I got these big coffee table books about Chinese opera from the local library, and I loved looking through them. I loved studying the intricate costumes and figuring out how to 'cartoonify' them. Votes: 0

Retirement savings is probably behavioral economists' greatest success story. It is a prototypical behavioral-economics problem because saving for retirement is cognitively hard - figuring out how much to save - and requires self-control. Votes: 0

First time I looked at a Formula One car in person, I just stared at the cockpit, figuring I'd never get in there. The drivers wear the whole car like a tight-fitting suit. Votes: 0

I've just grown up a lot and started to encounter some of the big decisions of life in terms of what career I wanted to do and figuring out personal relationships and things. Votes: 0

I believe that the memoir is the novel of the 21st century; it's an amazing form that we haven't even begun to tap"we're just getting started figuring out what the rules are. Votes: 0

I love what I do, and I only want more. I love the whole process. I love designing, I love figuring out how to make the clothes happen, I love the ad campaigns. Votes: 0

You do your job, you get your work done at the rink and then you go home. The big thing is figuring out what you're going to do the rest of the day. Votes: 0

When I'm drafting, I suppose it's an intuitive process - figuring out when something just has a surreal glaze on it and when it grapples with something that could threaten a character's day-to-day reality. Votes: 0

The job of every generation is to discover the flaws of the one that came before it. That's part of growing up, figuring out all the ways your parents and their friends are broken. Votes: 0

Mac [Barnett]and I both had times when we moved, started new schools, and we know how hard that was, figuring out your identity and who you're going to be at the new school. Votes: 0

I've been working a lot on figuring out how to sing differently and better. I want to become a better singer. I want to sing out more. I want to me more extroverted, vocally. Votes: 0

I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money, give it up. It's a business. I have trouble figuring out why owners would stay in if they're losing money. Votes: 0

Now it's just sharp elbows, and instead of having a caucus where you sit down and say, 'What are you doing for your country?' you sit figuring out how to screw the other side. Votes: 0

I am not this big celebrity, but it gets really crazy. You have to go through the nuts of blowing up, in a sense, and then figuring out how to live your life with that Votes: 0

Getting what you want is just as difficult as not getting what you want. Because then you have to figure out what to do with it instead of figuring out what to do without it. Votes: 0

The best thing that I got was rehearsing with my father. It was always about the process of figuring things out, and trying something new, and having another take on something and keeping it alive. Votes: 0

I'm naturally a personable person. I feel like figuring out ways to have my personality shine through outside of just a three minute song helped. I have layers, there are many different sides to Torae. Votes: 0

I just remember that pivotal moment when you're a young adult, and you realize that these authority figures are human beings, too, and they're figuring out their lives just as you are, and they're flawed. Votes: 0

I'm pretty good at seeing like a lot of different things happening at once and putting them in a pattern and figuring out how you can rearrange it so it might have a better outcome. Votes: 0

While profit remains the final goal, entrepreneurs spend the better part of each day figuring out how better to serve the needs of their actual and potential customers. They are operationally, if not intentionally, altruistic. Votes: 0

Movements have narratives. They tell stories, because they are not just about rearranging economics and politics. They also rearrange meaning. And they're not just about redistributing the goods. They're about figuring out what is good. Votes: 0