#iq

In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled. ↗

— Xun Zi

#bad #being #controlled #corrected #kings

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite. ↗

— James Broughton

#create #desire #destroy #even #fearing

A pie dough comes together exactly like a biscuit only there is very, very little liquid and no leavening involved. Other than that, the same rules apply. My best advice: handle the dough as little as possible. ↗

— Alton Brown

#apply #best #comes #dough #exactly

Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#get #nowhere #progress #reliance #secret

Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights. ↗

— Harry Browne

#american #american people #anything #apart #bill

So I have the classic amateur's technique; I know some very tricky bits and I have large gaping holes. ↗

— Bill Bruford

#bits #classic #gaping #holes #i

To illustrate what I mean, an apt dancer may be in thorough unison with the others in that particular group, and at the same time reveal a difference in dancing temperament, rhythm or technique; she may phrase, accentuate or actually interpret differently. ↗

— Florenz Ziegfeld

#actually #apt #dancer #dancing #difference

I have no guitar technique. ↗

— Warren Zevon

#i #technique

All these directors, and I would include the Coen brothers and Quentin, have a very unique vision of what they want. They listen to ideas and make people feel like everyone is making the film. ↗

— Steve Buscemi

#coen #directors #everyone #feel #film

I collect antiques. Why? Because they're beautiful. ↗

— Broderick Crawford

#beautiful #because #collect #i #why