The left has sometimes used it as an argument: we must make peace with the Palestinians so that we can set our house in order — write a constitution, figure out the public role of religion.
Trying to write a book? Figure out what you need to do, how long it might take, the process that goes along with it, and anything else you might have to do.
Now, Potter said, "a single billionaire can write an eight-figure check and put not just their thumb but their whole hand on the scale — and we often have no idea who they are".
Point the camera at Mr. Wilson (or Will Ferrell or Ben Stiller or Jim Carrey), write a check and figure that the shtick will carry a movie at least as far as a decent opening-weekend gross.
He's on record, in fact, for saying that it should be illegal to write a book about a figure such as himself without permission.
And yes, it's problematic that it was directed by Terry Richardson, who is, as The Times' Scott Collins writes, "a controversial figure in the fashion world who's been repeatedly accused of exploiting kids and inappropriately touching models".
The Accidental Empress, by Allison Pataki I could not write a piece about mother figures and neglect the mother figure with whom I've been spending so much time lately -- Empress Elisabeth "Sisi" of the Austro-Hungarian Empire!
I realized Id gotten my M.B.A. already, says White. I knew how to read financial statements, write a contract, negotiate and figure out the exposure..
Set the target, write a budget, write the figure, laugh, cry and just do it!
Play with action figures, write a story together, or find a hobby that you both enjoy doing.
