Quotes about Figure Out

Well, I can't figure out God. Votes: 4

Emotions are messy and hard to figure out. Votes: 4

I try to figure out the marketing puzzle. Votes: 4

You've got to experiment to figure out what works. Votes: 4

I want to figure out myself as a man. Votes: 4

No one can figure out your worth but you. Votes: 4

You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when. Votes: 4

I'm always exploring other people: trying to figure out myself, trying to figure out everyone. Votes: 4

Marketers are out there trying to figure out how to get your money out of your child. Votes: 4

I go out partying to figure out exactly who I'm making music for. You can't just guess. Votes: 4

Before turning 32 is an amazing time to do radical things. You figure out who you are while you figure out who you are not. Votes: 4

The Japanese are hard to figure out. Votes: 3

They do tricks even I can't figure out. Votes: 3

Each of us will figure out our own way. Votes: 3

I just need to figure out how things work. Votes: 3

Sometimes it takes failure to figure out who you aren't. Votes: 3

When you're 13, you're still trying to figure out your style. Votes: 3

I can figure out which Spice Girl I wanna impregnate. Votes: 3

People's feelings get hurt when they figure out what I'm worth. Votes: 3

I just need to figure out how to grow without compromising. Votes: 3

I'll play it first and figure out what it's called later. Votes: 3

There's just one thing I can't figure out. My income tax! Votes: 3

It's not the consumers' job to figure out what they want Votes: 3

Our goal is to figure out a therapy for prion diseases. Votes: 3

If you want success, figure out the price, then pay it. Votes: 3

Fall, then figure out what to do on the way down. Votes: 3

Every man's got to figure out how to get beat sometime. Votes: 3

The way something looks is the last thing we figure out Votes: 3

If your why is strong enough you will figure out how! Votes: 3

I was trying to figure out what a memory feels like. Votes: 3

I had to figure out myself to figure out my game. Votes: 3

It's so hard to figure out how to end a TV show. Votes: 3

Most liberal democracies don't try to figure out what the truth is. Votes: 3

You figure out what your standards are, and I think that's important. Votes: 3

I always feel like there's no fighter that I can't figure out. Votes: 3

Killers can seem smart when you can't figure out who they are. Votes: 3

We're all here to figure out how to best give ourselves away. Votes: 3

Quiet, little Loner, while I figure out what to do with you. Votes: 3

Crime cases tend to be fascinating until you figure out what happened. Votes: 3

Facebook will figure out ways to allow people to have good businesses. Votes: 3

A southerner would fry a salad if he could figure out how. Votes: 3

I'd figure out ways to use role-playing in the healing of people. Votes: 3

Once you figure out what's best for the story, take out the rest. Votes: 3

A lifetime isn't nearly long enough to figure out what it's all about. Votes: 3

Your job as a scientist is to figure out how you're fooling yourself. Votes: 3

There's something unique about me, we just can't figure out what it is. Votes: 3

You can figure out what the villain fears by his choice of weapons. Votes: 3

It's important for all writers to try to figure out what they're doing. Votes: 3

We had to figure out how to produce books in a cost-effective way. Votes: 3

Weddings and funerals are when you figure out who your real friends are. Votes: 3

Money, horse racing and women: three things the boys just can't figure out. Votes: 3

Don't worry about the past and don't try to figure out the future Votes: 3

It takes some experimentation to figure out what people like and don't like. Votes: 3

I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work. Votes: 3

I'm trying to figure out if I love art enough to be poor. Votes: 3

When you can't figure out what to do, it's time for a nap. Votes: 3

My life has a superb cast, but I cannot figure out the plot. Votes: 3

If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim Votes: 3

You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when Votes: 3

When you finally figure out what you really want, everything else pales in comparison. Votes: 3

You can't figure out the Universe, especially if you're using figures to figure it. Votes: 3

My dad let me figure out what I wanted to do on my own. Votes: 3

What I can't figure out is why we're not making more R-rated movies, actually. Votes: 3

Our early dating life consisted of trying to figure out whether we were dating. Votes: 3

He couldn't figure out if she was immensely well adjusted or seriously messed up. Votes: 3

Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants. Votes: 3

We won't figure out what's sacred in life if we settle for what's safe. Votes: 3

The key to life is to figure out who to be the batboy for. Votes: 3

If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen. Votes: 3

You make a deal. You figure out how much sin you can live with. Votes: 3

I write to figure out what I am thinking: What does my life mean? Votes: 3

People are trying to figure out what American food is; it's certainly an amalgamation. Votes: 3

You never get anywhere until you figure out the difference between passion and compassion. Votes: 3

Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from. Votes: 3

It's in the act of making things that we figure out who we are. Votes: 3

But it took me awhile to figure out Christine at this age, you know. Votes: 3

I don't wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life. Votes: 3

When I left prison, I had to figure out how to embrace my past. Votes: 3

When I left prison, I had to figure out how to embrace my past, Votes: 3

Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real. Votes: 3

Just figure out what your personal values are then just make those the corporate values. Votes: 3

She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next. Votes: 3

The GOP needs to figure out a way to become more appealing to new constituencies. Votes: 3

The greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out. Votes: 3

Consider those whom you call your enemies and figure out what they should call you. Votes: 3

I can't figure out why fans keep coming, maybe it's because they dig the songs. Votes: 3

It's always interesting to step into the enemy's shoes, and figure out what they're like. Votes: 3

I think people figure out early in their lives what currency they can work in. Votes: 3

If you give people a good enough 'why', they will always figure out the 'how'. Votes: 3

Sometimes we have to hit bottom before we figure out how to really enjoy life. Votes: 3

The world will figure out what we really believe, by watching what we actually do. Votes: 3

In a world of infinite choice people are struggling to figure out what to do. Votes: 3

Adaptation is a profound process. Means you figure out how to thrive in the world. Votes: 3

Companies have been trying to figure out what it is that makes open source work. Votes: 3

It was tough trying to figure out how to put on all the women's clothes. Votes: 3

Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren't.. Votes: 3

Kids aren't supposed to have to figure out how to be happy. They just are. Votes: 3

You want to embrace, but I can't figure out how to hold on to it. Votes: 3

It's one thing to have talent. It's another to figure out how to use it. Votes: 3

Once you climb to another level, you have to figure out how to sustain it. Votes: 3

Live one day at a time, unless you can figure out how to live two. Votes: 3

We have to figure out how to let go, and forgive. This is our job Votes: 3

Love him or hate him, no one has been able to figure out Donald Trump. Votes: 3

I think everyone is trying to figure out who they are and their own thing. Votes: 3

We have to figure out how to let go, and forgive. This is our job. Votes: 3

A memoir, at its heart, is written in order to figure out who you are. Votes: 3

The goal of being alive is to figure out what it means to be alive. Votes: 3

I'm not someone who's sort of still trying to figure out what I believe in. Votes: 3

No matter how much I try, I cant figure out how to not be adorable! Votes: 3

Founders need to figure out what the message of the company is going to be. Votes: 3

I have filled 3 Mead notebooks trying to figure out whether it was Them or Just Me. Votes: 3

No-fault guilt: This is when, instead of trying to figure out who's to blame, everyone pays. Votes: 3

Learn from your mistakes, trying to figure out what the best way to go forward is. Votes: 3

I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is. Votes: 3

Sometimes I think I spend my whole life trying to figure out where I fit in. Votes: 3

I try to figure out - intellectually, philosophically, psychologically - what the experience of beauty is. Votes: 3

Let women figure out why they won't sleep with you. Don't do their work for them. Votes: 3

Remember this... develop a sense of nostalgia for something, or you'll never figure out what's important. Votes: 3

If you keep running from me, you're never going to figure out what's really going on. Votes: 3

There should be a drama series about women trying to figure out their mystery leg bruises. Votes: 3

As a chef, if I can taste something, I can basically figure out whats in it. Votes: 3

All of us have to figure out our own passion, our own journey. Follow your heart. Votes: 3

I'm always trying to figure out what my taste is, what my likes and dislikes are. Votes: 3

As a chef, if I can taste something, I can basically figure out what's in it. Votes: 3

You try to figure out things to keep yourself interested. It's very easy to get lulled. Votes: 3

If we don't figure out global warming, we're not going to be able to be here. Votes: 3

Successful entrepreneurs figure out when to drive their ideas forward & when to listen to constructive criticism. Votes: 3

If you can figure out my success on the screen, you're a better man than I. Votes: 3

My brother and I are always trying to figure out a way to work again together. Votes: 3

I'm not going to stop torturing myself till I figure out the cause of my pain. Votes: 3

Don't get ahead of yourself. Companies need time to figure out what they want to be. Votes: 3

I've been practicing for years, trying to figure out how to record an entire band live. Votes: 3

Haters are just confused admirers because they can't figure out the reason why everyone loves you. Votes: 3

It is impossible to figure out where the Clinton Foundation ends and the State Department begins. Votes: 3

If I was hearing something I couldn't do, I would figure out how to do it. Votes: 3

Overcoming naive impressions to figure out how things really work is one of humanity's highest callings. Votes: 3

Always give your best and try to figure out how to do an even better job. Votes: 3

Don't try to write a novel. Write short stories and then figure out how to connect them. Votes: 3

I'm plagued with indecision in my life. I can't figure out what to order in a restaurant. Votes: 3

All of my best friends are dead people. Someday I've got to figure out how that happened. Votes: 3

Young, dumb, lookin' in the mirror tryin' to figure out who I’m gonna be this year. Votes: 3

MOST LIES succeed because no one goes through the work to figure out how to catch them. Votes: 3

We need to organize and figure out our own voice as a bloc and stop doubting ourselves. Votes: 3

I have got to figure out a system because I have bad filing, sorting, and organizing habits. Votes: 3

I enjoy trying to figure out the best way to compliment the picture and not overpower it. Votes: 3

Insurance firms have always carefully studied real-world data to figure out what, precisely, constitutes a risky activity. Votes: 3

You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those. Votes: 3

It's so hard to figure out what's going on in biological systems. You just can't see them. Votes: 3

I always say whoever can figure out how to make ice cream healthy will be a gazillionaire. Votes: 3

Going into my 20s, I was uncertain, trying to figure out what my relationship to acting is. Votes: 3

Cam was so much clearer, easier to figure out. Like he was algebra and Daniel was calculus. Votes: 3

As an investor my job is to figure out what will happen rather than what should happen. Votes: 3

I'm trying to figure out the biology of dinosaurs and what they were like as living creatures. Votes: 3

Successful entrepreneurs figure out when to drive their ideas forward and when to listen to constructive criticism. Votes: 3

When companies start out, they figure out a better way to do something, and they're very relevant. Votes: 3

There are so many common occurrences in raising children that people just can't seem to figure out. Votes: 3

Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent. Votes: 3

At an independent label, you have to figure out inventive ways to promote without spending the money. Votes: 3

I had hippie parents, and I found it difficult to figure out how to rebel against them. Votes: 3

Just go with it', he thought. 'You won't figure out anything if you give in to fear'. Votes: 3

It's a hard process to navigate... to figure out where your kid ought to go to college. Votes: 3

You should figure out who you are and what you need, and then don't apologize for it. Votes: 3

You can't just wish to be a millionaire; you have to figure out how to earn it. Votes: 3

If you're in a card game and you can't figure out who the patsy is, you're it. Votes: 3

We go where we need to go, and then try to figure out what we're doing there. Votes: 3

If you can figure out how to get paid to do something you love, that's the dream. Votes: 3

The best way to figure out how something works is to try to build it from scratch. Votes: 3

Learn to play the piano, man, and then you can figure out crazy solos of your own. Votes: 3

Because my life isn't going to wait around while I figure out how to make it work. Votes: 3

Gotta get rid of these free radicals, but first I need to figure out what they are. Votes: 3

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for! Votes: 3

It's so hard for every young person, trying to figure out the adult you want to be. Votes: 3

I'm not here to judge, I'm here to empower women to figure out what's best for them. Votes: 3

Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to figure out what you want in life. Votes: 3

It's easier to make an album, harder to figure out how to get people to notice it... Votes: 3

We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world. Votes: 3

I always compare human beings to animals. It's a nice way to figure out who they are. Votes: 3

I have yet to figure out whether it is I am that am crazy, or the world. Votes: 3

Figure out what you love to do, then figure out how to get paid to do it. Votes: 3

I'd love to give Malcolm the truck. We're going to figure out how to make that happen. Votes: 3

I wrinkled my nose, trying to figure out what he smelled like. Not cigarettes. Something richer, fouler. Cigars. Votes: 3

When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it's really easy. Votes: 3

I need at least two months to try and figure out where the centre of the bat is. Votes: 3

I can remember trying to coach, trying to figure out schemes, and it just wasn't coming to me. Votes: 3

It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didn't work. Votes: 3

What infants need is the opportunity and time to take in and figure out the world around them. Votes: 3

Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe. Votes: 3

70 percent of what we do involves staring into space trying to figure out what the hell happens next. Votes: 3

What is happening now is that producers are trying to figure out new ways to distribute that content. Votes: 3

You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way. Votes: 3

I spent 12 years doing different things in film trying to figure out the story I wanted to tell. Votes: 3

Beautiful mind, tortured soul. I do have to figure out why I am attracted to these broken birds. Votes: 3

Most of the shows I want to do I'm not smart enough to figure out how to watch. Votes: 3

It is fun to try figure out the things that really are real and the things that aren't. Votes: 3

Churches need to figure out how they will address the spiritual lives of their staffs and leadership teams. Votes: 3

If you don't try things and take risks, you don't really grow and figure out what you want. Votes: 3

One thing we can do really well for our students is to help them figure out their identity. Votes: 3

If at first you don't succeed, before you try again, stop to figure out what you did wrong. Votes: 3

Sometimes coloring outside the lines can cost you. Only you can figure out if it’s worth it. Votes: 3

I don't think I've had a rocky love life. I'm just trying to figure out what I want. Votes: 3

Sometimes you need to get away for a few weeks just to figure out who you are again. Votes: 3

If you can figure out how you're feeling, then maybe you have a chance of getting over it. Votes: 3

Have the pride of the brown girl and know that you'll figure out your own beauty in time. Votes: 3

Being part of a patriarchal society, it kind of helped me figure out what I was all about. Votes: 3

As a designer, I love to explore user edge cases and figure out what appear to be rules. Votes: 3

We've got to figure out a way to cause communities to also want them, the political, organized bodies. Votes: 3

The best way to hold customers is to constantly figure out how to give them more for less. Votes: 3

My nutritional knowledge is good enough to figure out what's good, what's bad, and where my leeway is. Votes: 3

I'm afraid if I listen to my heart once, I'll never figure out how to ignore it again. Votes: 3

I could never figure out why photography and art had separate histories. So I decided to explore both. Votes: 3

We all have fertile creative periods and times when we can't figure out how we ever did it. Votes: 3

I write to find what I have to say. I edit to figure out how to say it right. Votes: 3

By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around. Votes: 3

When you figure out love is all that matters after all, it sure makes everything else seem so small. Votes: 3

Men are awesome, but they're pretty easy to figure out; women are way more complicated, and way more interesting. Votes: 3

Worrying is trying to figure out what to do to save yourself rather than trusting in God for deliverance. Votes: 3

Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there. Votes: 3

Either we figure out how to keep corporate cash out of the political system or we lose the democracy. Votes: 3

I lose sleep at night wondering whether we are intelligent enough to figure out the universe. I don't know. Votes: 3

Doing the right thing is easy. [It is] much more difficult [to...] figure out what [the right thing] is. Votes: 3

There's nothing wrong with having a 9-to-5 job, but figure out a way to have another stream of income. Votes: 3

Sometimes people close a door because they’re trying to figure out a way to get you to knock. Votes: 3

I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time. Votes: 3

But I still couldn't figure out what it all meant. The more I found out, the less I understood. Votes: 3

When we can figure out a way to really tour and make a profit, then we'll do it again. Votes: 3

Some people, they get down in a hole so deep they can't figure out what to hold on to. Votes: 3

Try to figure out who you really are and not who you want other people to think you are. Votes: 3

The secret to investing is to figure out the value of something - and then pay a lot less. Votes: 3

Give a nerd enough time and a door he can close and he can figure out pretty much anything. Votes: 3

We only have this one planet; we got to figure out how to live on it without destroying it. Votes: 3

Can you do that?" Thomas asked. "Huh?" "Kill someone three times." "I'd figure out a way. Votes: 3

Any outfit that can't figure out clean toilets and decent theming on its own can't benefit from my advice. Votes: 3

Do not figure out big plans at first, but, begin slowly, feel your ground and proceed up and up. Votes: 3

Everyone in life is gonna hurt you, you just have to figure out which people are worth the pain. Votes: 3

Right now at the announce table we've got two kings and a queen, I'll let you figure out who's who. Votes: 3

The key is to figure out what you want out of life, not what you want out of your career. Votes: 3

Never use tricky or irrelevant headlines… People read too fast to figure out what you are trying to say. Votes: 3

I got into science because I thought that, with inspiration and hard work, I could figure out how life works. Votes: 3

I'm scared of making the biggest mistake of my life. I'm just trying to figure out what the mistake is. Votes: 3

The more you understand what somebody wants, needs, and fears, the more you can figure out how to add value. Votes: 3

The obligation of a society as prosperous as ours is to figure out how nobody gets left too far behind. Votes: 3

People know where romantic comedies are going. It's not brain surgery to figure out the end of a romantic comedy. Votes: 3

I've been trying to figure out for at least the last 10 years how to force myself into something more risky. Votes: 3

Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together. Votes: 3

It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it. Votes: 3

On the Internet, everyone squats. In real life, the squat rack is always empty. You figure out what this means. Votes: 3

Execution gets divided into two key questions: 1) can you figure out what to do and 2) can you get it done. Votes: 3

Until I figure out what I'm going to do when I grow up, I'm not going to be grown up. Votes: 3

Believing in the Tooth Fairy is easier than trying to figure out how else the money gets under your pillow. Votes: 3

I wanted to figure out a way of living where I didn't have to be in an office every day. Votes: 3

Pay attention to your body. The point is everybody is different. You have to figure out what works for you. Votes: 3

When I run in the morning, my body spends the first 20 minutes trying to figure out what's happening to it. Votes: 3

I knew I couldn't solve it. Because I couldn't figure out what made her drink when things were going well. Votes: 3

The first time you make something, follow the recipe, then figure out how to tailor it to your own tastes. Votes: 3

No one ever tells a story to help you figure out where to go when a door closes on you. Votes: 3

You are an incredible mystery that you will never figure out. To be this mystery consciously is the greatest joy. Votes: 3

I tried to hostess... but they fired me after four days because I couldn't figure out how seating plans worked. Votes: 3

Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. Votes: 3

If you could figure out how to live with family then you'd gone a long way toward finding your peace. Votes: 3

You have to figure out who am I? What do I want to do? What do I want to say? Votes: 3

I try to get a vision of the future, and then I try to figure out where the discontinuities are. Votes: 3

Mystery books. I must read a hundred a year. . . I just wish some of them were harder to figure out. Votes: 3

I didn't figure out the makeup or cute hair or clothes until oh, maybe my junior year of high school. Votes: 3

I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how to say things. I'm a little exhausted by the process. Votes: 3

I'm on this search trying to figure out exactly who I am and what I have to say to people. Votes: 3

My number one beauty secret is to stay true to yourself and figure out what works best for your body. Votes: 3

I was trying to figure out how to use the skills I had developed in the world of social change. Votes: 3

You can't figure out what to do in the future by looking at how you did things in the past Votes: 3

I'm self-taught and emailed photographers I knew if I had questions I couldn't figure out from the manual or online. Votes: 3

We have to figure out how to deal with Iran as the principal state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Votes: 3

Things are so hard to figure out when you live from day to day in this feverish and silly world. Votes: 3

When you make content, you try things, and they don't always work. You learn from it and figure out what's next. Votes: 3

Chemistry is a class you take in high school or college, where you figure out two plus two is 10, or something. Votes: 3

We don't take a macro view... We'd look at every company to figure out if trade sanctions are helpful or hurtful. Votes: 3

The Darwinian adaptive trait of our time is the ability to figure out when we are being lied to on television. Votes: 3

The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent's head and figure out what he really wants. Votes: 3

Moral of the story: try to get things right, figure out what's going wrong with the scenario, and don't give up. Votes: 3

There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it. Votes: 3

Sometimes I need to look at the scoreboard to figure out whether I'm batting hundred-plus or whether I am on zero. Votes: 3

It can be hard in this business, especially when you're very young, to figure out who you can and can't trust. Votes: 3

Kat bought a New York Times but couldn't figure out how to operate it, so now she's fiddling with her phone. Votes: 3

I really love printmaking. It’s like a mystery and you’re trying to figure out how to rein it in. Votes: 3

Writing for other artists helped me figure out that magic you have to capture to make everyone connect with a song. Votes: 3

It's hard when you're doing a film based on a true story to really figure out what all those relationships were. Votes: 3

It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again. Votes: 3

Ask yourself: Where do I want to go? Recognize where you are now, then figure out the steps to get there. Votes: 3

If you can last until you're 40 years old, hopefully you'll be mature enough to figure out the rest of the years. Votes: 3

If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose. Votes: 3

Yes, we have got to quit worrying about fighting each other and trying to figure out a way to work together. Votes: 3

Yes, think what a lot of nonsense one can figure out with plenty of time. Brooding is the mother of ineffectiveness. Votes: 3

My biggest problem in the big leagues is that I can't figure out how to spend forty-three dollars in meal money. Votes: 3

Stephen Hawking is getting a divorce. That's scary. If the smartest guy in the world can't figure out women, we're screwed. Votes: 3

You must let go of your past and embrace your future and figure out what path you're going to go down Votes: 3

You might be a redneck if your wheelbarrow breaks and it takes four relatives to figure out how to fix it. Votes: 3

Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place. Votes: 3

I think I'm starting to figure out when I need to get rid of it and when I don't need to. Votes: 3

When you know the answer you want, it is often all too easy to figure out a way of getting it. Votes: 3

It doesn't take a year to sing a song. Takes a year for people to figure out how to market it. Votes: 3

My wife can't figure out what to buy me. What do you give a man who's had everything up to here? Votes: 3

Every time I make a mistake with a company, I write it out and try to figure out why it happened. Votes: 3

Even in times when it's difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art - and books - always help Votes: 3

We barely have enough time to figure out who we are and then we become bitter and isolated as we age. Votes: 3

I'm an enigma, an unknown. You can't really figure out what I'm going to do next. I like it like that. Votes: 3

When they figure out how to bottle up orgasms and sell them as a food additive, I'll be first in line. Votes: 3

Even in times when it's difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art - and books - always help. Votes: 3

But there's so much that was a lie, it's hard to figure out what was true, what was real, what matters. Votes: 3

People are still trying to figure out who I am. Most people just say I play the game the right way. Votes: 3

My life was one very long process of lying and lying again, to figure out how to cover those other lies, Votes: 3

Stop doing what you're able to do and figure out what you were made to do - then do lots of that. Votes: 3

Growing up, I realized as an actor I had to figure out how to use my platform in order to give back. Votes: 3

Fighters used to be afraid of the Russians, Cubans but then I'd figure them out and figure out how to beat them. Votes: 3

You are all over the map, figure out the top 5 things you want to focus on and get rid of the rest. Votes: 3

It took a while for her to figure out she could run but when she did she was long gone, Long gone.. Votes: 3

If you do movies that are modestly budgeted, the way they finance them is they figure out how they can sell them. Votes: 3

You just can't wake up out of bed and think you can figure out a gym. You definitely need some personal training. Votes: 3

When I was a kid, we sat around the house. If I got bored, I'd have to figure out something to do. Votes: 3

It's OK to figure out murder mysteries, but you shouldn't need to figure out code. You should be able to read it. Votes: 3

It was easier to know a character's point of view than it was to figure out what your point of view was. Votes: 3

I think, as you grow older, you have figure out the best way to utilize not only your body but your skill. Votes: 3

The universe is almost like a huge magic trick and scientists are trying to figure out how it does what it does. Votes: 3

Trying to figure out God is like trying to catch a fish in the Pacific Ocean with an inch of dental floss. Votes: 3

I think you take whatever it is that you would do for free and you figure out the way to do it. Votes: 3

I didn't show up here to give your life purpose now that your life's over. That's up to you to figure out. Votes: 3

"How" is what kills vision and dreams. Don't ask "How" until we figure out the "What". The "How" can kill the "What". Votes: 3

[A mathematician is a] scientist who can figure out anything except such simple things as squaring the circle and trisecting an angle. Votes: 3

Someday, when I manage to finally figure out how to take care of myself, then I'll consider taking care of someone else. Votes: 3

Technology challenges us to assert our human values, which means that first of all, we have to figure out what they are. Votes: 3

Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kind of falls into place. Votes: 3

It is very important to understand why those annoying people annoy you and then figure out where that fits into your world. Votes: 3

As a costume designer, I first try to figure out what the character's economic situation is and hit the stores they'd shop. Votes: 3

And if you don't have your ears open, you're not going to be able to figure out what you should be doing. Votes: 3

Some actors couldn't figure out how to withstand the constant rejection. They couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. Votes: 3

If you are a researcher, you are trying to figure out what the question is as well as what the answer is. Votes: 3

My ability has always been to walk out on the stage and see the audience and figure out what they wanna hear. Votes: 3

As a coach, you're just trying to figure out how to keep a team on edge. You've got to find that edge. Votes: 3

It's a great challenge and a wonderful journey how to figure out how to be an artist and to carve my way. Votes: 3

Nothing is going to change in congo until you and i figure out what is wrong with the person inside the mirror Votes: 3

Follow up the interview with a phone call. If Carrot Top can figure out how to use a phone, so can you. Votes: 3

If you know what kind of music somebody loves, then you can kind of figure out why they do what they do. Votes: 3

I do a lot of different things, sometimes at the same time, and it's very difficult to figure out where I fit. Votes: 3

We're a new world and it's not pretty. It's going to be for the brave to figure out how to survive in this. Votes: 3

We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play. Votes: 3

Sure, nobody will make a fortune if we figure out why the Big Bang happened. But just about everyone would like to know. Votes: 3

That woman was sexy. . . . Out of your league? Son, let women figure out why they won't screw you. Don't do it for them. Votes: 3

Well, with each character that I play in my life as an actor, I try to figure out how to find the challenge. Votes: 3

Forcing me to figure out how to provide for myself was probably one of the best things my parents ever did for me. Votes: 3

I love the theater community and theater life, and would love to figure out the distinctive differences between Broadway and the West End. Votes: 3

Every film had its own grammar. And it's your job as a director to basically figure out a language to tell a story. Votes: 3

I'm still in the first baby steps of my career, so I've got so much to learn and so much to figure out. Votes: 3

Communicators need to figure out how well do they engage people, and they should not talk one word longer than people are engaged. Votes: 3

I sit in the dark. And it would be hard to figure out which is worse; the dark inside, or the darkness out. Votes: 3

That's the problem with life. You never get enough time to stare at your ceiling and try to figure out what's going on. Votes: 3

... he broke her heart and made her crave his touch even while she was trying to figure out where to hide his body. Votes: 3

I've been interested in Eastern religions since I went to college because I was trying to figure out where I stood with Catholicism. Votes: 3

The best managers figure out how to get great outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by trying to control their people. Votes: 3

In many ways, acting is really like a science to me to figure out the human behavior of any character that I'm playing. Votes: 3

Good generalship is the realisation that you've got to figure out how to accomplish your mission with the minimum loss of human life. Votes: 3

In America, we have to learn to be patient enough to figure out what somebody is saying. Somebody might actually be saying something. Votes: 3

Foursquare makes maps special. We take maps that are blank and put dots on them to help you figure out what to do. Votes: 3

John Maynard Keynes essentially said, don't try and figure out what the market is doing. Figure out a business you understand, and concentrate. Votes: 3

Our job is not to figure out the 'how'. The 'how' will show up out of the commitment and believe in the 'what Votes: 3

Misinterpretation leads me to inspiration and creativity because I think my brain is trying to figure out some information that I'm confused about. Votes: 3

I never struggled with trying to figure out what it was I wanted to do or what made the sparks go for me. Votes: 3

It took me years to figure out that upset was upset, and tumultuousness was not the same thing as passion. Love isn't drama. Votes: 3

If someone says you're not strategic, try to figure out what that means and then tell him or her to go to hell. Votes: 3

The billion people who wake up every day trying to figure out if they have enough food to eat won't be at Davos. Votes: 3

Resolution, like responsibility, is a product of ownership, and kids can't resolve a conflict until they figure out how they contributed to it. Votes: 3

Fame looks like a really hairy affair. But if it's part of the job, I'll figure out a way to deal with it. Votes: 3

If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works. Votes: 3

Whatever it is that you're passionate about... try to figure out a way to make money at it and give it a shot. Votes: 3

We both have a lot of growing-up to do... A lot of the world to see & figure out on our own." -- Leo Votes: 3

One way to think about running a successful business is to figure out what the least you can do is, and do that. Votes: 3

You've got to figure out what it is you love - who you really are - and have the courage to do that. Votes: 3

I go to all these photo shoots, and each time I figure out something new about myself and what I want to wear. Votes: 3

You have to figure out 'who am I?' 'What do I want to do?' 'What do I want to say?' Votes: 3

I found I am not an anarchistic form creator; I'm intuitive, and I'm trying to figure out a way to explore human fragility. Votes: 3

Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen. Votes: 3

Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often. Votes: 3

If a Negro got legs he ought to use them. Sit down too long, somebody will figure out a way to tie them up. Votes: 3

There were websites erected to figure out how to kill Alanis. I just do not need to see this; it's not good for anybody. Votes: 3

Unlike cats dogs never scratch you when you wash them. They just become very sad and try to figure out what they did wrong. Votes: 3

Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them. Votes: 3

I'm a fighter, so when someone says 'no' to me, I try to figure out what I need to adjust to hear the yes. Votes: 3

With a disaster like global warming, it's too late to worry about when it's looming except to figure out how to adapt to it. Votes: 3

When someone's wounded, the first order of business is to stop the bleeding. You can figure out later how best to help them heal. Votes: 3

It was all in my head and now all I had to do was figure out a way to get it down on paper. Votes: 3

I think a lot of Hollywood is in retreat right now trying to figure out how to make money and make the safest bets. Votes: 3

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that any way of living that's based on the use of non-renewable resources won't last. Votes: 3

My job is to be some sort of music/lyric psychic, to figure out that that's the right song to not fight the lyric. Votes: 3

Why I wake up in the morning is that I'm still alive, and I want to figure out whatever I can before it's over. Votes: 3

When my first daughter was born, I had to figure out a new way of [making music] so that I wouldn't wake her up. Votes: 3

A working detective has no hope of understanding what even experts who devote their lives to the study of criminal psychology can't figure out. Votes: 3

If it's work, we try to figure out how to do less, If it's art, we try to figure out how to do more Votes: 3

Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and instant coffee before they could figure out the age of their own planet. Votes: 3

It's easy to figure out whether you're getting stale. All you've got to do is look in the mirror and be honest with yourself. Votes: 3

I'm just not a purist. You set goals and you have to work with everyone to figure out how to get what you can. Votes: 3

Even when I was saying I was Agnostic and trying to figure out my thoughts, I felt God was allowing me to do that. Votes: 3

I love technology, and I love new gadgets. I can no longer figure out how to use any of them, but I love them. Votes: 3

In order to choose the right path, we do not have to figure out the wrong one... we just need to follow the light. Votes: 3

The world can't tell you who you are. You've just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse. Votes: 3

One of the things you realize with a lot of high achievers: You have to figure out a way to make things their idea. Votes: 3

All I did was take my time, figure out where I made a lot of mistakes and try not to make them no more. Votes: 3

I would figure out, later, how to explain to my boss that, for me, Delia will never be a story, but a happy ending. Votes: 3

Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure. Votes: 3

It's not my job to critique the writing. I'm there to serve it. I had to figure out a way to make it work. Votes: 3

Everytime I look at a zebra, I can't figure out whether it's black with white stripes or white with black stripes, and that frustrates me. Votes: 3

Vice presidents are supposed to be eternally loyal, which is why it is so difficult for some to figure out how to succeed their bosses. Votes: 3

We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires Votes: 3

I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out story. Votes: 3

We were playing popular music, but we were doing our own arrangements because we were too lazy to sit down and figure out the originals. Votes: 3

We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires. Votes: 3

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you -- without you asking. Votes: 3

Good generalship is a realization that... you've got to try and figure out how to accomplish your mission with a minimum loss of human life. Votes: 3

You're trying to figure out a way to go back in time and spend more time with your father. Who wouldn't want to do that? Votes: 3

I've always just shown up and tried to figure out what's for lunch and am I going to get to play some racquetball that night. Votes: 3

If you can't figure out what you were meant to do in this life, figure out what you were meant to do in this moment. Votes: 3

Become like a sheet of blotting paper and soak it all in. Later on you can figure out what to keep and what to unload. Votes: 3

Let's make a deal: You figure out what the labyrinth is and how to get out of it, and i'll get you laid. -Alaska Young Votes: 3

I need to figure out the secret. I need to work out how to keep things flying back to me instead of always flying away. Votes: 3

I look to see what things I enjoy doing and just try to figure out how to spend my time doing things that I enjoy. Votes: 3

L.A. is so isolated and unhip in a way; it gives you room to figure out who you are and explore more personal stuff. Votes: 3

I was in my bed trying to figure out why sometimes you can wake up and go back to sleep and other times you can't Votes: 3

I'm quite dyslexic in school. My dad let me figure out what I wanted to do on my own. My parents never really lecture me. Votes: 3

As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,' probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on. Votes: 3

Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right Votes: 3

I had to try to figure out what it would be like to do things for the first time, almost as if you're a child. Votes: 3

I was told having a website would help me. I have yet to figure out why my life story needs to be on the web. Votes: 3

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords. Votes: 3

I'm always open to new stuff. I don't sit and try to figure out what to do, I just wait for an idea to come. Votes: 3

I felt like high school for me was like a big whirlpool of me trying to figure out what was OK for me to do. Votes: 3

I've got, like, too many things that I'd like to try and do, so I'm trying to figure out where the natural pull is strongest. Votes: 3

I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is. Votes: 3

I always said if I could figure out a way to grow Kleenex and toilet paper on trees, we could pull the plug on society. Votes: 3

A journalist can make or break a case, in a way, because they can figure out things the police can't, or they can destroy people's lives. Votes: 3

I love school, but when I was going to school, I sort of used it as an opportunity to figure out what I love to do. Votes: 3

If you can figure out how to choose happiness in your marriage daily, and stop sweating the small stuff, it'll take ten years off your life. Votes: 3

Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else. Votes: 3

It's important for people to figure out their own lives before involving someone else - to gauge where you are and work on your own issues. Votes: 3

If someone tells you a lie, they're not telling you the truth, but they are telling you something. It just takes longer to figure out what. Votes: 3

I taught myself to tune in to another persons wavelength, figure out what they were looking for, and try to project that thing back at them. Votes: 3

We've had Audrey Hepburn, we've had Twiggy, we've had Veruschka, we've had Kate Moss. I'm trying to figure out why I am to blame for skinniness. Votes: 3

The gay community just recognizes what their closets are and we straight have to spend years trying to figure out which closet we are trapped in. Votes: 3

Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits. Votes: 3

I'm always trying to figure out ways to one up everyone, and that's what I love about competitions. I love challenging myself and pushing the envelope. Votes: 3

I Am Number Four' is a great story about a guy who's trying to find his destiny and figure out who he is and his identity. Votes: 3

I've kind of had to make a career of playing villains. In order to stay employed, I had to figure out how to play bad guys. Votes: 3

Maybe you had to leave in order to really miss a place; maybe you had to travel to figure out how beloved your starting point was. Votes: 3

It is kind of hard to figure out who you are when you've lost your job at age 13, when that was basically how you identified yourself. Votes: 3

If I'm doing comedy, I try to improvise a lot. Even if they don't use it, it helps me loosen up and figure out the character. Votes: 3

I'm not one of those people who writes a biography or tries to figure out what kind of ice cream the character liked when he was 10. Votes: 3

Some of us get a feeling when we hear music and we feel music, and you want to figure out how to continue to feel that. Votes: 3

I spent a long time working in the movies to figure out that kind of acting and also how to write and produce for the screen. Votes: 3

A financial plan is a way to take all of the money advice you come across and figure out how it applies to your specific financial situation. Votes: 3

Many nations are like rebellious teenagers who try to figure out just how many times they can kick us in the teeth while still taking our money. Votes: 3

If anyone can figure out how to balance my celebrity and my dual careers in music and film, it's me. I don't feel frightened; I feel challenged. Votes: 3

It's really easy to figure out why I love what I love, the holidays and food. I know the difference between having them and not having them. Votes: 3

While your ego is always trying to figure out its place in the world, your true self knows that your place is always right here, right now. Votes: 3

I think there are so many problems in the world today, we have to figure out how to fix them rather than point fingers at each other. Votes: 3

I definitely like taking the dark horse approach and picking people you should not be getting behind, and you figure out a way to get behind them. Votes: 3

I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in the face of tragedy is kind of demented. Votes: 3

If you are clever enough to figure out what men want, you are either too wise to marry them or too intimidating for them to marry you. Votes: 3

Remember that the reader's attention is yours for only a single instant. They will not use up their valuable time trying to figure out what you mean. Votes: 3

Food is a product of supply and demand, so try to figure out where the supplies are fresh, the suppliers are creative, and the demanders are informed. Votes: 3

Generally, our approach with products at Google is to first develop the right user base and then to figure out what's the right experience for the ads. Votes: 3

There's a level of protection you need to give to your kids, and then sometimes you need to just let them figure out things on their own. Votes: 3

I feel like in a world where we all try to figure out our place and our purpose here, your passions are one of your most obvious guides. Votes: 3

You've got to figure out how you're going to come in and significantly impact and redefine a market such that you become a market share leader in it. Votes: 3

You do better in the gym with a trainer; you don't figure out how to cook without reading a recipe. Therapy is not something to be embarrassed about. Votes: 3

I love 'Last Call.' It took me a little bit to figure out that I wasn't going to be that guy in a suit telling monologue jokes. Votes: 3

If I could figure out a way to earn a living while traveling for the rest of my life, well, I think that'd be a dream come true. Votes: 3

It was an outdoor Shakespeare theater that I grew up at. That feels like home, and the place I'm always trying to figure out how to get to. Votes: 3

If women are the key to Africa's future - and I believe they are - we must figure out how to take away the barriers to their participation. Votes: 3

Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it's jazz, and if it doesn't, it isn't. It's no big deal. Votes: 3

It's a lot easier to act when the writing is good. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to figure out 'Well, why did I say this next?' Votes: 3

Love..its a missing puzzle piece waiting to be found and when you do find it you can finally figure out the picture life has to show you. Votes: 3

I write to try to find out who I am. One of my main themes is manliness. I think I'm trying to figure out what manliness really is. Votes: 3

I guess we're all composed of a lot of mistakes; we just have to figure out how to take our mistakes and make something good out of them. Votes: 3

My first piece of career advice is find your gifting. Find the thing that you are skilled at and figure out if you can make a living doing it. Votes: 3

Sometimes I want to be on 'The Real Housewives of New York.' I want to remind them to figure out how to get along and support each other. Votes: 3

You can spend the rest of your life trying to figure out what other people expect from you, or you can make a decision to let that all go. Votes: 3

So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be. Votes: 3

I wish I wasn't so technically challenged, because it puts you at a distinct disadvantage. I wish I could figure out a way to get more up to speed. Votes: 3

I like normal stuff people fear - like spiders and heights. I'm frightened by the unknown, by things that are hard to figure out and get a grip on. Votes: 3

If we could just figure out how to have more fun at it, maybe more of us would join the ranks of those who seek after justice and mercy. Votes: 3

I like to really know what every scene is about, what the text is, what the subtext is. Then I figure out how to express that when I'm shooting. Votes: 3

I'm trying to figure out the trick of working to live as opposed to living to work, but I don't know if I've quite stumbled upon it just yet. Votes: 3

I always felt my emancipation into truly being a grown-up was when I had to figure out how to fold up a king-size fitted bottom sheet on my own. Votes: 3

Having spent a lot of time trying to figure out screenwriting, I do feel moved and I want to try to write good roles for women of every age. Votes: 3

You have to figure out ways to do things on your own. I do my own thing, and I don't pay much attention to what anyone else is doing. Votes: 3

I'm trying to ruin it!" Will had bellowed back. "So I can figure out how to do it perfectly! How can you learn anything if you won't take risks? Votes: 3

People are trying to figure out how to pay bills and make ends meet. They don't want to turn on the TV and say, 'What is this crap?' Votes: 3

If you put somebody on a crack pipe and give them a 9 mm Baretta, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what's going to happen next. Votes: 3

And maybe if I can find a way to stop being scared, I'll actually figure out how to make friends. To be strong. To stop wallowing in my own problems. Votes: 3

I'm still trying to figure out what the right line is between myself and the people I play. Sometimes I go too far one way or too far the other. Votes: 3

For so long I wanted to win the gold medal.Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again. Votes: 3

I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone. Votes: 3

My focus was on trying to figure out what God wanted be to do next. Their (his parents') focus was on what I was doing for God at the moment. Votes: 3

There is one thing I have never taught my body how to do and that is to figure out at 6 A.M. what it wants to eat at 6 P.M. Votes: 3

Find someone who has a life that you want and figure out how they got it. Read books, pick your role models wisely. Find out what they did and do it. Votes: 3

It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too. Votes: 3