#om

As one gets older one sees many more paths that could be taken. Artists sense within their own work that kind of swelling of possibilities, which may seem a freedom or a confusion. ↗

— Jasper Johns

#confusion #could #freedom #gets #kind

Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about. ↗

— Cory Doctorow

#internet #media #communication

At noon, on the Fourth of July, 1826, while the Liberty Bell was again sounding its old message to the people of Philadelphia, the soul of Thomas Jefferson passed on; and a few hours later John Adams entered into rest, with the name of his old friend upon his lips. ↗

— Allen Johnson

#again #bell #entered #few #fourth

I believe I can do anything. If I decide I want to be a doctor tomorrow, I'm going to be a doctor. ↗

— Amy Jo Johnson

#believe #decide #doctor #going #i

If it hadn't been for the rise of the working woman's wardrobe, I never would have found the time to sneak a kid in. ↗

— Betsey Johnson

#found #hadn #i #kid #never

I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is itself a great national source. ↗

— Andrew Johnson

#economy #executive #expenditure #frugality #great

In friendship, bond not with a shallow man. ↗

— Akinari Ueda

#wisdom #friendship

There may be a better one somewhere, but I haven't caught her at it. ↗

— Celia Johnson

#caught #haven #her #i #may

If I die tomorrow, I've accomplished everything I wanted to do in life. ↗

— Don Johnson

#die #everything #i #life #tomorrow

A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme. ↗

— Diane Johnson

#already #apparent #becomes #deepening #end