#ding

The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole Life to reading my works. ↗

— James Joyce

#devote #his #i #life #make

I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to unbearable poisoning of the air in our house, frightening my parents. ↗

— Richard Ernst

#almost #became #conceivable #explosions #fascinated

Rounding to the nearest cent is sufficiently accurate for practical purposes. ↗

— Alexander John Ellis

#accurate #cent #nearest #practical #practical purposes

My history is really playing live - not writing or recording. ↗

— Tom Jenkinson

#live #playing #really #recording #writing

I had no idea that 'Less Than Zero' was going to be read by anyone outside of Los Angeles, and it's - believe me, as the writer of the book I'm somewhat amused and intrigued by the idea that 25 years later it's still out and people are still reading it. ↗

— Bret Easton Ellis

#angeles #anyone #believe #book #going

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. ↗

— Havelock Ellis

#art #fine #go #holding #holding on

We never stop reading, although every book comes to an end, just as we never stop living, although death is certain. ↗

— Roberto Bolano

#book #certain #comes #death #end

When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any more than you read words when reading books You will be reading meanings. ↗

— W. E. B. Du Bois

#books #fact #in fact #longer #mastered

One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#art #buildings #does #heaven #money

Biological engineering is not necessarily understanding systems but rather, I want to be able to design and build biological systems to perform particular applications. ↗

— Drew Endy

#applications #biological #build #design #engineering