#mining

Art is a kind of mining," he said. "The artist a variety of prospector searching for the sparkling silver of meaning in the earth. ↗

— Jane Urquhart

#mining #treasure #art

I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely. ↗

— Anne Tyler

#actual #actual process #closely #examining #i

Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#history #human #human nature #keeps #nature

There were only two other Chinese families in this town of 25,000, but to our parents, the determining factor was the quality of the public school system. ↗

— Steven Chu

#determining #factor #families #only #other

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do. ↗

— Glenn Close

#acting #adventure #basically #examining #heart

As I have discovered by examining my past, I started out as a child. Coincidentally, so did my brother. My mother did not put all her eggs in one basket, so to speak: she gave me a younger brother named Russell, who taught me what was meant by "survival of the fittest." ↗

— Bill Cosby

#brother #child #did #discovered #eggs

In coming to the Congress as a new Member and becoming a fellow Blue Dog, we have had an opportunity to share and really spend a great deal of time in examining the challenges that our Nation finds itself in in getting its fiscal house in order. ↗

— Jim Costa

#blue #challenges #coming #congress #deal

After closely examining my conscience, I venture to state that in my historical novels I intended the content to be just as modern and up-to-date as in the contemporary ones. ↗

— Lion Feuchtwanger

#closely #conscience #contemporary #content #examining

Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course. ↗

— Alex Trebek

#determining #importance #life #luck #minimize

The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example. ↗

— Robert Trout

#american republic #behind #easily #examining #example