“In effect, painting is the still memory of [the artist's] human motion, and our individual responses to it depend on who we are, on our character, which underlines the simple truth that no person leaves himself behind in order to look at a painting.” HumansLooksPersonsStillsCharacterArtistOrderIndividualMemoriesSimpleBehindsEffectsPaintingDependsResponseWho We AreSimple Truths Book:Mysteries of the Rectangle: Essays on Painting Source: Mysteries of the Rectangle: Essays on Painting
“Commentators frequently blame MMORPGs for an increasing sense of isolation modern life. But virtual worlds are less a cause of that isolation than a response to it. Virtual worlds give back what has been scooped out of modern life. The virtual world is in important ways more authentically human than the real world. It gives us back community, a feeling of competence, and a sense of being an important person whom people depend on.” PeopleWorldWayGivingHumansPersonsHas BeensImportantRealFeelingsCausesCommunityModernDependsBlameResponseIsolationReal WorldGiving BackCompetenceModern LifeCommentatorsVirtual RealityImportant PersonVirtual World Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“Integrity in the Moment of Choice: Quality of life depends on what happens in the space between stimulus and response.” MomentsHappensChoicesSpaceQualityDependsIntegrityResponseQuality Of LifeStimulusSpace BetweenStimulus And Response Author:Stephen Covey
“The fact is, there aren't just two sides to any issue, there's almost always a range of responses, and "it depends" is almost always the right answer in any big question.” TwoFactsBigsSidesAnswersIssuesDependsResponseRangeTwo SidesRight AnswersBig Questions Author:Linus Torvalds
“Violence and nonviolence are, after all, two different forms of theater. They both depend and thrive on the response of an audience.” TwoDifferentFormAudienceViolenceDependsTheaterResponseThriveNonviolence Author:Julia Bacha
“In any period it is upon a very small minority that the discerning appreciation of art and literature depends ... They are still a minority, though a larger one, who are capable of endorsing such first-hand judgement by genuine personal response.” FirstsArtStillsHandsPoetryLiteratureDependsPeriodsCapableResponseAppreciationGenuineJudgementMinoritiesDiscerningEndorsing Author:F. R. Leavis
“I think self-expression is present at all times, and whether or not you're talking about the outside world or your responses to it depends on the moment and the subject.” ThinkingWorldSelfMomentsTalkingSubjectsExpressionDependsResponseAll TimeSelf ExpressionOutside World Author:George Carlin