#yin

I don't have a fear of flying; I have a fear of crashing. ↗

— Billy Bob Thornton

#fear #flying #i

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. ↗

— Dan Deacon

#immerse #just #listening #making #music

In a way it costs thousands dollars before you could actually go out to put the show on because you'll need equipments, all the lights you know, and that's more just going out and playing you know. ↗

— John Deacon

#because #before #costs #could #dollars

I try--without success--to stop finding reasons for vanity in anything. When I happen to manage it nonetheless, I feel that I no longer belong to the mortal gang. I am above everything then, above the gods themselves. Perhaps that is what death is: a sensation of great, of extreme superiority. ↗

— Emil Cioran

#life_affirming #philosophy #death

While advances in scientific research have led to some new and exciting treatments that have enlarged and enhanced the quality and length of human life, we must not lose sight as to what we are trying to accomplish. ↗

— Nathan Deal

#advances #enhanced #enlarged #exciting #human

I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#every #field #help #hugely #i

I quit flying years ago. I don't want to die with tourists. ↗

— Billy Bob Thornton

#die #flying #i #i quit #quit

I got to draw monsters, robots and write funny stories. I loved doing that stuff and working with the actors. But it got to be less and less that stuff and more about trying to be everywhere and not being able to do one thing very enjoyably. ↗

— Jhonen Vasquez

#about #being #doing #draw #everywhere

My parents had us very young. We lived in a modest house. We built forts, we hiked, we went camping and they wanted us to be independent. It's how children grew up in the 1940s and 50s: outside all the time, playing in the dirt, riding your bike around. ↗

— Brooklyn Decker

#bike #built #camping #children #dirt

I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways. ↗

— Jack Dee

#curry #i #like #mediterranean #out