"As we move into the 21st century, it becomes ever clearer that the ultimate, most intimate territory for design is not electronics, or interiors, or furniture, or the Web. It's us-our own living, breathing, biological selves. ... the personal makeover has become our most fundamental design task."

-- Rick Poynor

#Moving Quotes #Self Quotes #Breathing Quotes

“But one thing is certain-in the case of nutrition and health, the science can be confusing and can lead to “paralysis by analysis” (a state in which you take no action because you're not sure what to do).”

Source : Dallas Hartwig, Melissa Hartwig (2014). “It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways”, p.23, Victory Belt Publishing
“Trees are much like human beings and enjoy each other's company. Only a few love to be alone.”

Source : Jens Jensen (1990). “Siftings”, p.42, JHU Press
“People have always thought that I wasn't ambitious. They judged by appearances and were fooled. I was competitive. I wanted success and was willing to work for it.”
“No synonym for God is so perfect as Beauty. Whether as seen carving the lines of the mountains with glaciers, or gathering matter into stars, or planning the movements of water, or gardening - still all is Beauty!”
“There once was a brainy baboon, Who always breathed down a bassoon, For he said, It appears That in billions of years I shall certainly hit on a tune.”
“What is an adventure? That depends on where you are starting from. Little girls in your country, they hide in the gap between the washing machine and the refrigerator and they make believe they are in the jungle, with green snakes and monkeys all around them. Me and my sister, we used to hide in a gap in the jungle, with green snakes and monkeys all around us, and make believe that we had a washing machine and a refrigerator. You live in a world of machines and you dream off things with beating hearts. We dream of machines, because we see where beating hearts have left us.”

Source : Chris Cleave (2010). “Little Bee: A Novel”, p.211, Simon and Schuster
“Art is not escape, but a way of finding order in chaos, a way of confronting life.”

Source : Robert Earl Hayden, Frederick Glaysher (1984). “Collected Prose”, p.115, University of Michigan Press
“Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.”

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