#dire

The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#alone #been #beneficial #concentrated #country

A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. ↗

— Kevin Bacon

#creates #director #encouragement #environment #fly

I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun. I was the only one they screen tested. It was an attempt by the director and producer to talk the head of the studio into hiring me because they didn't want me. ↗

— Kevin Bacon

#attempt #because #came #director #footloose

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments. ↗

— Fredrik Bajer

#conference #diplomatic #direct #governments #hague

Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#any #assembled #available #better #comes

I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called 'The Last Good Time'. I wrote, produced and directed it, but I wasn't in it. ↗

— Bob Balaban

#awards #called #couple #directed #good

I've directed a fair amount of television series - so I'm always trying to learn new things. One episode was all hand-held and I'm trying to get better at when you should do things and when you should just shut up and watch what the people are saying. ↗

— Bob Balaban

#amount #better #directed #episode #fair

I've worked with some of the great cinematographers. So I'm always watching what they do and I'm watching how the director composes his shots, just because I find it interesting as an actor; you're trying to help them out as well. ↗

— Eric Bana

#always #because #composes #director #find

It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a biological thing. This is why it takes several million sperm cells... to locate a female egg, despite the fact that the egg is, relative to them, the size of Wisconsin. ↗

— Dave Barry

#biological #cells #despite #directions #egg

I think the touchstone is to give consumers a full, fair choice without the power of a monopoly operating system pushing them in a direction that free competition might or might not achieve. ↗

— Jim Barksdale

#choice #competition #consumers #direction #fair