I feel that more women should turn directors as they are more sensitive and emotional than men – that’s a crucial factor in being a good director.
I write all my own songs. Everything I did on ‘The X Factor’ was basically original, except for some of the live shows. Everything I did was original, and I wrote it from the heart.
With chess it was almost this palpable electricity that I felt. You’re totally in control of your own fate. There’s no luck factor. It’s you and the pieces.
When we lost Steve, the grief was understandable, but I wasn’t prepared for how scary everything became – that fear factor of ‘Now I’m doing this on my own.’
There were only two other Chinese families in this town of 25,000, but to our parents, the determining factor was the quality of the public school system.
High salt intake is a risk factor for osteoporosis because excess dietary sodium promotes urinary calcium loss, leading to calcium loss from bone and therefore decreased bone density.
I don’t believe for a second ‘X Factor’ would deliberately put someone through who wasn’t mentally stable.
What everyone loved about ’24’ is still there – the clock, the tick, the lean-in factor, the pacing.
Pressure is the biggest single factor in Test cricket.
People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don’t factor in the basic element that they’re humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses.
Your age is your No. 1 risk factor for almost every disease, but it’s not a disease itself.
I strongly believe that appearance is important, as it’s the first impression you get, but that is definitely not the deciding factor.
I like watching ‘The X Factor,’ but I would never go on it – I think it’s too much of a controlled thing.
I think you are always influenced by your surroundings and where you grow up. Your environment is always one of the things that shape you, and the music scene in Iceland was a very important factor in shaping me.
I think, you know, we entered the ‘The X Factor’ in the U.K., and you kind of want someone who knows what they’re talking about to tell you if you’re any good or not instead of just your mum saying that you like it when you sing.
Social media has become a primary factor in political campaigns.
I think there’s a gigantic generation gap in terms of how people understand the Internet and how much they think technology is an important factor in social change.
They haven’t had ‘The X Factor’ in Finland for ten years. But because I was on it and it was such a hit, they decided to bring it back and have me as a judge.
The main factor in any form of creativeness is the life of a human spirit, that of the actor and his part, their joint feelings and subconscious creation.
I’m fascinated by the concept of what I call ‘clusters of creativity’: the Brontes, the Waughs, families with several geniuses. I’m one of four; competition among siblings has to be a factor.
Donald Trump has added a whole different factor that we’ve never seen before, but the audience loves it. We’ve seen the energy around our state, so many crowds coming; it’s good for democracy to have so many people engaged.
It was a mistake to think that my views would have been taken on their own terms. It was a mistake to think that my last name wouldn’t be a factor.
Your tenacity is a larger deciding factor in your success than however good or bad an actor you may be. I feel like that’s just something that cannot be overstated enough for people getting into the business. You have to really want it more than anybody else.
I mention the need of cooperation and confidence among the men who work, no matter what may be their relative ranks, because it is the vital factor underlying everything. Only as we are willing to work today, work as we never have worked before, will civilization survive.
Great cataclysmic things can go by and neither the orchestra nor the conductor are under the delusion that whether they make this or that gesture is going to be the deciding factor in how it comes out.
The Chinese began with the assumption that the group is the fundamental unit of reality. Individuals? Sure, we can factor them out from their groups, but let us not think that they as individuals have any viability apart from their group.
I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It’s so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There’s no question.
Publicity, publicity, publicity is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life.
I don’t really exude that ‘it’ factor.
Any time you factor in the enthusiasm that comes with college sports, it comes with a whole new level. It is less corporate, it’s more of an unharnessed kidlike enthusiasm.
There is a lot of things to weigh up when a transfer happens, and money is a big factor.
Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.
The Internet, as the most open free-speech institution in history, has become a major factor in gun owners’ ability to achieve success in preserving and protecting the Second Amendment.
I was a judge on Finnish ‘X Factor.’ My girl won. So basically I’m quite successful as a judge.
I think, always, the form of the players is a decisive factor. And a game-plan and the referee. He can influence the game. And in a derby, a cool head is also very important.
How could you look at CM Punk and not think that he has the ‘it’ factor? I don’t think I’m any great visionary or genius because I saw something in CM Punk; I think everyone else is a stupid schmuck for not seeing it in CM Punk.
Every time I perform, I always try to have that ‘wow’ factor.
Judging on ‘The Voice’ or the ‘X Factor UK’ would be great; that would be ideal, really. But I don’t think it’s going to happen.
Digitization has altered the nature of the film industry. Social media, especially, has become a decisive factor in determining a film’s box office success.
All human beings are inherently good, so when someone goes off the rails, there must be some mitigating factor – he was bullied, was a loner, had an abusive father, or a domineering mother, etc.
If there is a bulwark against the BJP juggernaut, it can only be India’s regional parties. But they too falter in the face of the Modi factor and their own lack of commitment to a full time, 365 days a year, 24-hour-a-day political life.
‘The X Factor’ is like music camp. It’s invaluable what in a short amount of time ‘The X Factor’ can do to an artist and a person’s career. It can make them a superstar overnight.
My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
Among young people, often a key factor in them committing suicide is the trauma of transient relationships. They throw themselves into a friendship or network of friendships, then it collapses and they’re desolate.
Is The ‘X Factor’ the mother of all shows? Absolutely!
In writing music, the structure of each piece is a very important factor.
My mom convinced me to audition for ‘The X Factor.’ And I just said, ‘O.K., let me see what it’s about. $5 million? Might as well try.’ I tried out, and it worked out. I got through top seven out of 200,000, so I’m proud.
Even before I auditioned for ‘X Factor’ the second time, I was doing a lot of dance music.
The power of the American system of republicanism lies in its capacity to allow religious belief to be a competing, not a controlling, factor in American life.
Even before smart phones and the Internet, we had many ways to distract our selves. Now that’s compounded by a factor of trillions.
I’m a complete addict of The ‘X Factor,’ so I can see why everyone gets so inspired. But there’s a downside to celebrity: your life is up for grabs, your career is much more disposable, and you are therefore vulnerable. It’s a high price to pay.
I had always loved Haitian art, but I stumbled onto Haiti quite by accident. I went there on vacation after finishing a movie called ‘The Delta Factor,’ and I met lot of painters and fell in love with their folk art.
It has been hard for me in a sense because from an industry point of view – I don’t care if I’m from the ‘X Factor;’ I embrace the fact that I’m from the ‘X Factor,’ but other people don’t embrace that.
Melody is king, and don’t you ever forget it. Lyrics appear to be out front, but they’re not; they’re just an accompanying factor. If they’re good, you’re really in good shape. Lyrics are written to be rewritten.
The piano is the X factor. People have a tough time following the structures when there’s no piano there, spelling it out. It makes it more easily understood, particularly to people who don’t know as much about music.
The ‘X Factor’ is the biggest show on TV and the other shows are just copying us with their silly chairs. Simon Cowell is the king of TV and if he’s not involved then it’s not good.
I never suffered from the absence of a father. On the contrary, as a child I was more inclined to see men as a disturbing factor. It made things difficult for me when I started working as a director.
I have multiple friends on other teams who after a game, they’ll tell me the game plan… part of the game plan is to stop you. It’s a respect factor.
I was on ‘X Factor’ the day after the Brexit vote. People voted for Brexit. But the public also voted for me, they wanted me to be there and part of the music industry. I haven’t felt any bad effects.
