#sm

Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach. ↗

— Ivan Pavlov

#concentrated #edible #enables #evoke #food

When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away. ↗

— Anna Pavlova

#away #brief #brief moment #butterfly #child

We tend to think of future inventions and discoveries, but in reality, these things already exist in the knowledge bank of the universe. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#cosmic-ordering #law-of-attraction #mind-body-spirit #mind-power #money

One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position. ↗

— Tim Pawlenty

#american #american people #barack #barack obama #case

The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#cynicism #engage #honestly #simply

What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism. ↗

— Octavio Paz

#art #criticism #distinguishes #modern #modern art

If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#back #does #enthusiasm #give #kind

You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art. ↗

— Seth Godin

#capitalism #art

I must have good genes from my parents because I feel no slowdown of energy, enthusiasm or even memory. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#energy #enthusiasm #even #feel #genes

This town of churches and dreams; this town I thought I would lose myself in, with its backward ways and winding roads leading to nowhere; but, I found myself instead. -Magic in the Backyard (excerpt from American Honey) ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#country #finding-yourself #inspiring #journey #literature