#whistle

There I was, an 18-year-old mimic rooming with a blind whistler. ↗

— Arthur Hailey

#i #mimic #whistler

Nevertheless, we react to one a bit differently than we do to Rothko’s hovering panels or Barnett Newman’s stripes, though Whistler does approach their extremity of abstraction; part of our pleasure lies in recognizing bridges and buildings in the mist, and in sensing the damp riverine silence, the glimmering metropolitan presence. … The painting - a single blurred stripe of urban shore - is additionally daring in that the sky and sea are no shade of blue, but, instead, an improbable, pervasive cobalt green. Human vision is here taken to its limits, and modern painting, as a set of sensations realized in paint, is achieved. ↗

— John Updike

#art #james-mcneill-whistler #art

I would like to visit the factory that makes train horns, and ask them how they are able to arrive at that chord of eternal mournfulness. Is it deliberately sad? Are the horns saying, Be careful, stay away from this train or it will run you over and then people will grieve, and their grief will be as the inconsolable wail of this horn through the night? The out-of-tuneness of the triad is part of its beauty. ↗

— Nicholson Baker

#beauty

Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance. ↗

— Shana McDonald

#national-security #patriotism #whistleblowers #courage

Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come. You can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are. ↗

— Joss Whedon

#changes #inspirational #life #self-determination #self-discovery

I can't use words to respond to this communication...I can only answer...as a forward! ↗

— Daisuke Higuchi

#communication

Whistler,' Manet called. 'How's your mother? ↗

— Christopher Moore

#manet #whistler #art

When your action is gone, and all that’s left is motionlessness, I’ll be there, whistling.
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— Jarod Kintz

#alone #lonely #motion #motionlessness #whistle

I respect country music because I feel like it's more about the talent and the songwriting and I put on a big show and we have a lot of stuff, but I feel confident in myself enough as an artist and a singer that I can have all of those fun toys and know that we don't need all the bells and whistles either. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#artist #because #bells #bells and whistles #big

If the pressure is getting to you, whistle. In a barely audible way. It's the best way I know of to let go of tension. Music gets your mind off the situation, and the act of whistling melts the tension out of your body. ↗

— Fuzzy Zoeller

#audible #barely #best #best way #body