"Without even knowing it, we are assaulted by a high note of urgency all the time. We end up pacing ourselves to the city rhythm whether or not it's our own. In time we even grow hard of hearing to the rest of the world. Like a violinist stuck next to the timpani, we may lose the ability to hear our own instrument."

-- Ellen Goodman

#Stress Quotes #Cities Quotes #Knowing Quotes

“Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.”
“Journalism consists in buying white paper at two cents a pound and selling it at ten cents a pound.”
“When I came out of service, the first couple of releases didn't really hit so I just took a little hiatus and sat down to see what was happening. I just glued my ears to the radio and then I started writing - the first hit record that came out was "Everybody Loves a Winner.”
“Out of the millions of people we live among, most of whom we habitually ignore and are ignored by in turn, there are always a few that hold hostage our capacity for happiness, whom we could recognize by their smell alone and whom we would rather die than be without.”
“I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does.”
“My paintings don't simply represent what I see; they present viewers with what I want them to see.”
“Girls love guys who dance, and I'm definitely going to be the first one on the dance floor. Usually, you just see guys sitting around, but I definitely don't hold back when it comes to dancing. I like to keep [my dancing] toned down initially. It's a lot of snapping first off, just to get a feeling.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I had a dream about building a house on a dock, composed from 100 triangles. You'd have to sail from room to room. And maybe the entrance would be the mouth of a whale.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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