Geoff Ryman

The trouble with writing for the web is that writing is about getting people to forget they're reading. Anything that reminds them they are reading, or which annoys or distracts them, bounces them out of the world. And the web, it seems to me, is all bounce. A very, very difficult medium to write for.

Canadian Writer

Giles Deacon

I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture.

British Designer

Patrick Rothfuss

You've got a great chance in college to do all sorts of terrible irresponsible things, and you should totally do them. I mean, make huge mistakes. This is the time in your life if you screw up, it's okay because you can bounce back from it.

American Writer

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

You can't really hit on grass. There are lots of bad bounces, so when the guy plays deep into the spot where the grass has been worn down and he doesn't leave you the time to play, you don't have time to play fast yourself.

French Athlete

Ricky Steamboat

The doctors have said that they don't want me in the ring bouncing around or getting picked up and slammed down. They said the old head just can't survive anymore trauma.

Jared Isaacman

I've been very lucky in life; you really don't get to a position that I'm fortunate enough to be in without the ball bouncing your way a couple times.

American Businessman

Joanna Going

I kind of prefer bouncing back and forth between theater and films. It's like having the best of both worlds, both very different experiences.

American Actress

Jonathan Keltz

As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have.

American Actor

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

It's really helpful to have somebody to bounce off of and that will say, 'Yeah, that's a horrible idea. You shouldn't do it.

South Korean Director

Katie Lowes

I think it's just important to be always bouncing between TV and theater, and hopefully I'll get to do movies at some point.

Use 'bounce' to describe the physical motion of objects after impact.

Physical Action

Objects must be elastic or have some flexibility to 'bounce'; rigid objects don't.

Not for all objects

'Bounce' can metaphorically suggest someone recovering quickly from a setback.

Metaphorical Use

When 'bounce' is a noun, it’s often describing the quality or action of a bouncy object.

Describing Objects

'Bounce' can also refer to liveliness or energy in behavior, not just physical objects.

Figurative Quality

Use 'bounce' to express enthusiasm or joy in someone’s movement.

Show of Emotion

'Bouncing with joy' doesn't mean someone is literally jumping up and down.

Not Always Literal

In informal contexts, 'bounce' means to expel or leave suddenly.

Slang Usage

Avoid using 'bounce' to mean expel in formal writing or speaking.

Not for Formal Settings

'Bounce' is used to describe when an email can't be delivered.

Email Failure

Emails 'bounce' for various technical issues, like a full inbox or wrong address.

Technical Reasons

'Bounce' can describe a quick, positive change in economic situations.

Economic Growth

Use 'bounce' for recovery or growth that is notably rapid or surprising.

Unexpected Improvement

 been on the show I have come to the conclusion that every single one of my good entrepreneurs who haven't lost me money have the same six characteristics in common and so I'll share those traits with you number one resilience the ability to bounce back they are the kind of people that when they take a hit they

Entrepreneurs come from...

 There's a lot of abrasion on these wires, little bits of metal sticking up. They're just the sort of thing that would cut through rope really easily, especially if we start bouncing on this thing as we're descending. So I reckon if we put over the top of that. That is a very improvised rope protector.

Alex Honnold Rappels...

 But that's far from empty. There's still plenty of matter bouncing around. Manufacturers rely on more thorough, sealed vacuums for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading.

Is it possible to create...

 as the dark universe, made of dark matter and dark energy. How do we know this? Well, we know because we look at things and we see them. That might seem rather simplistic, but it's actually quite profound. All the stuff that's made of atoms is visible. Light bounces off it, and we can see it.

Dark matter: The matter...

 birds are developing their feathers there are tiny bubbles of water that help push the feather out and what happens is is the water evaporates leaving holes in the feather now wavelengths travel down from the sun they bounce off in these little holes and depending on the type of wavelength

This Platypus Can Glow...

 or how many might happen in the future. Each bounce would wipe away any record of the universe’s previous history. Which one of those scenarios will be the real one? The answer depends on the exact shape of the universe, the amount of dark energy it holds,

Three ways the universe...

 But that's really only half of the story. The real story is that the computer is on one side, making suggestions to the robot, and on the other side are the physics of the world. And that physics involves gravity, friction, bouncing into things.

Meet Spot, the robot dog...

 This is one of the best-known phenomena in the quantum world, quantum tunneling. The box on the left shows the wavelike, spread-out distribution of a quantum entity -- a particle, like an electron, which is not a little ball bouncing off a wall.

How Quantum Biology...

 this is an awe-inspiring story of how if given the chance nature can bounce back on a scale you're not going to believe my name's bertie gregory and i'm a national geographic wildlife filmmaker this is resurrection island

Fur Seals Overcome...

 we're not seeing most of the action that's going on. So take the colors of our world. This is light waves, electromagnetic radiation that bounces off objects and it hits specialized receptors in the back of our eyes.