#generating

If we think of the novel and the epic...The difference lies in the fact that the important thing about the epic is a hero--a man who is a pattern for all men. While, as Mencken pointed out, the essence of most novels lies in the breaking down of a man, in the degeneration of character. ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

#ennobling-versus-degenerating #epics-versus-novels #men

Utopianism is probably a necessary social device for generating the superhuman efforts without which no major revolution is achieved. ↗

— Eric Hobsbawm

#device #efforts #generating #major #necessary

There's a lot of power in executing data - generating data and executing data. ↗

— Ken Thompson

#executing #generating #lot #power

The Term Paper Artist' represents two models of writing, one of the little boy bouncing his ball, generating stories for the sheer pleasure of it, and the besieged adult, writing to make a living, having to contend with a very competitive, very unreliable world in which public image counts. ↗

— David Leavitt

#artist #ball #bouncing #boy #competitive

Instead of generating either unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security regarding these fundamental issues, the best course is to empower people with the truth. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#best #course #either #empower #false

I've come to realize that the contemporary creative culture is not generating the best possible outcome. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#come #contemporary #creative #culture #generating

I spoke to my agent and learned that a Hollywood scout had seen my proposal in one of the publishing houses, and had faxed it to Hollywood, where it was generating a lot of interest. ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

#generating #had #hollywood #houses #i

British fashion is self confident and fearless. It refuses to bow to commerce, thus generating a constant flow of new ideas whilst drawing in British heritage. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

#british #commerce #confident #constant #constant flow

The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street. ↗

— Gavin Newsom

#bringing #eyes #foot #generating #improving

Writing is hard work. Generating stories that catch people's attention and holding it are very difficult. ↗

— David Ogden Stiers

#catch #difficult #generating #hard #hard work