Karl Ove Knausgard

I guess I have a talent for humiliation, a place within me that experience can't reach, which is terrible in real life but something that comes in handy in writing. It seems as though humiliation has become a career for me.

Norwegian Author

Cyndi Lauper

Before I became famous I had a very full life, and that gave me a lot to pick from. I always use everything. It always comes in handy. Working with animals... Well, I just enjoyed that. That was the most peaceful time.

American Musician

Richard Louv

If war occurs, that positive adult contact in every shape is needed more than ever. It will be a matter of emotional life and death. There's not a handy one-minute way of talking to your kid about war.

American Author

Denise Austin

Inner-thigh strength is important, and not just for appearance sake. If you enjoy - or have always wanted to try - ice skating or roller blading, strong inner thighs will come in handy.

Martina McBride

Not only do I know how to milk a cow, but I know how to herd a bunch of cows, too, which is a life skill that I think may come in handy someday.

Nancy A. Collins

Vampires are handy characters, as they can do double duty as monster/villains and the classic, misunderstood romantic hero.

American Writer

Stacy Brown-Philpot

The hardest moments of your life in your 20s will provide some of the greatest lessons that will come in handy later.

American Businesswoman

Jeff Lindsay

We're predators; we don't eat meat because it's handy, we eat meat because we have a taste for blood.

American Playwright

Alan Carr

Doing stand up helps - thinking on your feet definitely comes in handy when it's a live show.

English Comedian

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

German Writer

Refers to items being within easy reach or located where you can get them quickly.

Always Accessible

The term doesn't just refer to physical objects but also to anything that can be convenient, like a piece of advice or a service.

Non-Physical Help

Implies a sense of preparation or anticipation for needs that may arise.

Preparedness Implied

Indicates proficiency and efficiency when working with hands; often implies innate talent or learned skill.

Skill Implication

Can point to specific abilities in DIY, crafts, repairs, or cooking; not just general dexterity.

Specific Skills

Emphasizes the spatial convenience of something being nearby or easily accessible from a particular location.

Spatial Proximity

Often indicates that the speaker was prepared for a situation due to the closeness of an item or place.

Readiness Aspect

 Now when facts come in handy like that -- I love that story because it shows you the power of one fact, one remembered fact in exactly the right place at the right time -- normally something that's easier to see on game shows than in real life. But in this case it happened in real life. And it happens in real life all the time. It's not always a tsunami, often it's a social situation.

Ken Jennings: Watson,...

 less sensitive during the test itself. Exercise is another useful tool. Increasing your heart and breathing rate is linked to chemical changes in your brain that help reduce anxiety and increase your sense of well-being. Regular exercise is also widely thought to improve sleeping patterns, which comes in handy the night before a test.

Does stress affect your...

 and morphine is one of the most important stories in medical history. It marks medicine's first real triumph over physical pain, and every molecule has a story, and they are all published. They're written by scientists, and they're read by other scientists, so we have handy representations to do this quickly on paper,

A crash course in...

 pi helps us understand periodic or oscillating systems like clocks, electromagnetic waves, and even music. In statistics, pi is used in the equation to calculate the area under a normal distribution curve, which comes in handy for figuring out distributions of standardized test scores, financial models,

The infinite life of pi...

 When the pages of the book close at the end, we had to flip each page, supporting it in each position long enough to be photographed as an individual frame. We used binder clips, wedges, Fun-Tak, and almost every handy little thing you can think of. Once all the individual frames were photographed,

Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...

 always followed by huge grins of delight you tried to explain what we were doing was they couldn't understand it what we could do was turn a switch and then use the microphone which is big handy things like that use that as a speaker and so I we recorded something with the women and

Listening To Recorded...

 The third is what you might call sympathy, the ability to work within groups. And that comes in tremendously handy, because groups are smarter than individuals. And face-to-face groups are much smarter than groups that communicate electronically,

David Brooks: The social...

 Why do we buy certain products or choose certain brands? This is the sort of question advertisers have always asked, and there are no easy answers. However, there is a handy tool that helps companies explore this and similar questions,

How do focus groups...

 I know that I'm sourcing it responsibly, and it's evidence that I can take care of myself. JJ In a place so removed from the rest of the world, knowing how to catch a fish is a handy skill to have.

Living Off the Land in...

 of approaching prey or predators, helping it decide whether or not to strike and strike more accurately. This comes in handy for guarding a nest— unlike most other vipers, the bushmaster lays eggs

Handy