Merely having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.
Journalism students need to understand it and need a solid background in the liberal arts, in sociology, economics, literature and language, because they won't get it later on.
'The Hangover' was, like, solid. I laughed a bit, you know. Seven out of 10, maybe. But I made it 32 minutes into 'Hangover 2' before I walked out.
I think one of the key differentiators I bring to the table as a venture capitalist is a solid understanding of the public markets and how they operate.
Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I'd say our afternoon just got booked solid!
Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.
My process is I try to learn my lines so they're so solid I don't have to think about them or how I'm going to say them.
It's impossible to walk through solid rock... You have to walk between the molecules that make up the rock.
The town caught fire in several places, shells crashed and burst, and solid shot rained like hail.
I run a solid 4-6 miles at a time, and over the last year two years I've gotten really into SoulCycle. It's sort of an evolved form of spinning.
Sam Spade: [after disarming Wilmer] This'll put you in solid with your boss.
In order for America to remain a global leader in innovation and opportunity, we must give our children a solid foundation in math and science.
I'm really into beaches, but I also enjoy a bit of culture. An ideal holiday would have a nice balance of the two, but I'm definitely not into adrenalin sports, nor would I enjoy spending a month solid on a beach.
The infinite variety in the properties of the solid materials we find in the world is really the expression of the infinite variety of the ways in which the atoms and molecules can be tied together, and of the strength of those ties.
I shall support the law, for the law gentlemen, is the firm and solid basis of civil society, the guardian of liberty, the protection of the innocent, the terror of the guilty, and the scourge of the wicked.
I've built a solid career there, but America's ten times the size. Now that we're onto the third record, I feel like the stars have aligned and American audiences are embracing my music even more.
Father: [from trailer] I'm a solider. Soldiers fight a war. Mother: That's not war! Father: It's a vital part of it!
If I'm going to act in someone's movie, I want the movie to be interesting and be able to get a couple of solid doubles.
That's the thing I like about my sound. It's real raw and very unsafe compared to a solid state kind of sound.
They say blood is thicker than water, but I say ice, can be more solid than blood, when times get cold.
You can have solid third party politics, but the problem is you're all lumped in to all the fringe groups. That's a stereotype that happens.
