#disco

It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a period of time so that the songs can begin to sort of peek out, and you begin to have emotional experiences in a musical way. ↗

— James Taylor

#being #being quiet #discovery #emotional #emotional experiences

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord. ↗

— Sallust

#discord #fall #great #great ones #grow

That seems to be the definition of 'novel' for me: a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief. ↗

— George Saunders

#definition #discovered #hasn #me #novel

The mind is a machine that is constantly asking: What would I prefer? Close your eyes, refuse to move, and watch what your mind does. What it does is become discontent with that-which-is. A desire arises, you satisfy that desire, and another arises in its place. ↗

— George Saunders

#arises #asking #become #close #constantly

When something really bad is going on in a culture, the average guy doesn't see it. He can't. He's average and is surrounded by and immersed in the cant and discourse of the status quo. ↗

— George Saunders

#average guy #bad #cant #culture #discourse

The 'Mythbusters' crew, we monitor the Discovery boards, we look for the new ideas that are being forwarded on those boards, and we keep track of what's going on, we keep updated. ↗

— Adam Savage

#boards #crew #discovery #going #ideas

Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does it well and triumphs. ↗

— Dan Savage

#arms #choir #discourse #does #elevates

To be a straight person and discover you're infertile is almost like discovering you're not a straight person. ↗

— Dan Savage

#discover #discovering #like #person #straight

The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#discovered #gold #greater #greater value #many

I applaud the American Cancer Society for all they do to eradicate smoking. Their local, state and national efforts help to discourage young people from taking up this deadly habit and the resources they provide have helped numerous smokers quit. ↗

— Allyson Schwartz

#applaud #cancer #deadly #discourage #efforts