People
“He’s sweetly self-deprecating, even deigning to make fun of the hair that single-handedly launched a look and brought Brylcreem back into the follicular vernacular.”
“Standing there in his Converse sneakers, maroon corduroys and gray sweatshirt littered with balls of white fuzz, pecking away at his touch screen, he looks like any other 28-year-old with an enviable head of thick hair and a chiseled jawline. But he isn’t, of course. At least, he won’t be much longer.”
“As is the nature of his condition, the feeling is fleeting; two months later, he announces the cancellation of several tour dates to focus on improving his mental health. Fortunately, music may ultimately hold the key to his well-being.”
“‘I wanted to be a detective in Detroit when I saw Beverly Hills Cop. I wanted to be a fighter pilot after I saw Top Gun. So yeah, I think this probably is my dream job because I get to be all these different things for three months at a time.’”
“Make no mistake, Rashida Jones has plenty of Facebook friends — but they aren’t the kind she ‘pokes’ or posts embarrassing photos of or asks for help in getting to the next level in Farmville.”
“He admits that his affiliation with the show could come in handy should he ever find himself on the wrong side of the law. ‘Thankfully, I haven’t needed it,’ he says. ‘But I’ve certainly kept a lot of business cards should a situation arise. They’re my get-out-of-jail-free cards — literally.’”
“‘I ain’t too good at tennis,’ he says. ‘I definitely ain’t good at golf. I can’t draw that well.’
He pauses.
’And I take pride in not being a good liar, either.’”
“Though his weight may be of national concern these days (he packed on 50 pounds for the current season), he remembers when attention was much harder to come by.”
“For the show’s die-hard fans, the program is always all about McHale, in the sense that the handsome, skinny-tied, wisecracking ringmaster who satirizes reality stars, celebrities, and television personalities with panache makes the five-year-old program — an extension of the Talk Soup brand — what it is.”
“‘Winning is a hell of a lot more fun, trust me. But we have the capacity to learn so much more about ourselves in defeat than we do victory.’”
“I stayed, ’cause I stay,” he says. “That’s my thing: I stay.”
“It’s one of the toughest things I’ve ever done,” he says. “It takes a lot of struggle and perseverance. But it’s totally worth it.”
“It’s not like lasagna—not everyone is going to like it.”
“What’s the best way to enjoy a good cigar? ‘With friends and conversation,’ he says. ‘And a Graham’s ’77.’”
“‘You’re never going to conquer the ocean. It just occasionally lets you have your way.’”
“Eleven years later, Rodriguez unveiled Mi Cocina, a 12-table, nine-employee restaurant that would eventually grow to 15 locations and become a dietary staple of any Dallasite worth his salsa.”
“‘They scoffed, “Are you crazy? You can’t make the kind of money you’re making now!” And I said, “You’re right. And it really doesn’t matter.’””
“I don’t feel any stronger,” Fukunaga says of the honor. “But I’ll have to ask for a raise now.”
“We never looked down our nose at children,” Corey says. “We never separated them out.”
“I’m a really big supporter of servant leadership,” he says. “I serve the employees”
“Blumenfeld is able to forecast seasonal demand better than most, stock ample inventory, and guarantee shipment within 24 hours of an order. Chalk one up for the home team.”
“‘It was like pulling teeth to get people to try it,’ she says. Today, Nesbit can claim more than 10,000 iBraces patients worldwide.”
“With 60 sensors in its face alone, Hanson’s robot can smile, frown, smirk, and more. Cameras behind its eyes can recognize passersby.”