I had so many beliefs against being a singer or what it takes. There was a lot of pain associated with that. The rejection of it all. I lived in a rejection state of mind. Not because of my voice; the mike never rejected me. It was harboring all thos...
Personally, I don't see old economics and behavioural economics as opposed. It is useful to assume people are rational as a good approximation to their long term behaviour, but it would be unwise not to think how in practice their behaviour may devia...
But sometimes it's good to dare yourself to do the unthinkable. And rather than stand in front of an audience with no clothes on, I decided to have a go at stand-up comedy.
Reducing every issue to an argument can become stale but it's often a very good way of clarifying issues.
In a girl I look for honesty above all, someone who I can carry on a conversation with, someone who has a good sense of humor, someone who's true to herself, and to top it, someone who can get ready for a date in less than ten minutes.
I know how to take good ideas and turn them into sensible law at great odds.
Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before.
Having bought furniture for my own house, and bought furniture for our house in Washington, a furniture store seemed like a good idea, and it also played into my personal history.
The ratio of successful shots is one in God-knows-how-many. Sometimes you'll get several in one contact sheet, and sometimes it's none for days. But as long as you go on taking pictures, you're likely to get a good one at some point.
I like museums in Berlin a lot, especially in the eastern part. They're extraordinarily good.
'Top Model' is pretty good, because it gives these girls an opportunity to chase their passion and possibly get a contract.
Mondays are a good day to make statements, not Friday.
The good kind of spin - backspin - comes from hitting the ball cleanly, then making a divot after impact.
When I stay athletic with good posture and get the club away in a good position, I get through it better.
Brushing up on your short game at the practice area is fine and good, but taking it with you to the golf course - when your score is really on the line - is another story.
I went to public school for like, one day. I don't get it. Everybody tries to be exactly the same. I think being an outsider is a good thing.
Everybody tries to be exactly the same. I think being an outsider is a good thing.
I wake up every day and I think, 'I'm breathing! It's a good day.'
I'm in good shape. My cancer means I have lost a lot of organs and I'm a lot lighter. I have devoted myself to yoga and I'm doing handstands.
When I wrote 'The Good Body,' I turned 40 and suddenly had this stomach. It seemed like the end of the world. Because I didn't value my body. I was constantly judging it, but I also didn't live in it.
There's a little good and bad in everyone. Everybody I've ever loved is very complicated.
