“You're gonna die. You're gonna die. And nobody's gonna care which version of the iPhone you used to make something on Twitter, or to go and post about your bowel movement on Facebook. And I'm not even talking about legacy; I'm talking about the fact that I personally feel most alive when I'm making something, and I feel least alive when I'm being led around by some obnoxious use of my attention that I wasn't aware of. To me, that's the thing. You can buy the jogging shoes and you can buy the Runner's World, but until you put them on and walk out the door every day, you're just a fat man.” MenWorldFeelsFactsUseCareUsedDiesWalksAttentionTalkingAliveDoorsMovementShoesVersionsFatsPostsLegacyRunnersIphoneObnoxiousJoggingFat ManBowel Movements Author:Merlin Mann
“A world of little cares is continually arising, which busy or affluent life knows nothing of, to open the first door to distress. Hunger is not among the postponable wants; and a day, even a few hours, in such a condition is often the crisis of a life of ruin.” KnowsWorldWantFirstsLittlesCareHoursDoorsConditionsCrisisBusyHungerTemptationRuinsDistressAffluent Author:Thomas Paine
“marrows - alas! - are arriving in a steady stream at the back door. ... Oddly enough, the majority of people who grow them in Fairacre say, as they hand them over: 'Funny thing! I don't care for them myself. In fact, none of the family likes them!' But still they plant them. It must be the fascination of seeing such a wonderful return for one small seed, that keeps marrow-growers at their dubious task.” PeopleStillsEnoughFactsHandsCareGrowsWonderfulSeeingDoorsReturnTasksMajorityPlantDon't CareSeedsLikesI Don't CareStreamsSteadyGardeningAlasFascinationFunny ThingsArrivingDubiousMarrowBack Doors Author:Miss Read
“In the South, our lives kind of revolve around food and taking care of people with food. If someone was sick, or if they had had a baby, or if they had lost a loved one, or even if they lost a job, my momma was at their door with pie or a cake or something to help them feel better.” PeopleIfsFeelsKindHelpingCareJobsLostOur LivesDoorsBabySickSouthCakeLoved OnesFeel BetterPieMommaMy Momma Author:Kimberly Schlapman