“A fish, which you can't see, deep down in the water, is a kind of symbol of peace on earth, good will to yourself. Fishing gives a man ... some time to collect his thoughts and reaarange them kind of neatly, in an orderly fashion. Once the bait is on the hook and the boat is anchored, there's nothing to interfere with thinking except an occasional bite” ThinkingMenGivingKindEarthWaterSeaFashionRiversFishesBoatSymbolsLakesFishingBitesInterfereHookGood WillOccasionalPeace On EarthDeep DownOrderlyBait Author:Robert Ruark
“An errant May-fly swerved unsteadily athwart the current in the intoxicated fashion affected by young bloods of May-flies seeing life. A swirl of water and a 'cloop!' and the May-fly was visible no more” MayYoungWaterSeeingBloodSeaFashionRiversFishesCurrentsBoatVisibleLakesFishingAffectedIntoxicatedSwirls Book:The Life and Works of Kenneth Grahame: A Biography and Collection of Grahame’s Work Source: The Life and Works of Kenneth Grahame: A Biography and Collection of Grahame’s Work
“We must agree on what matters: kissing in public places, bacon sandwiches, disagreement, cutting-edge fashion, literature, generosity, water, a more equitable distribution of the world's resources, movies, music, freedom of thought, beauty, love.” WorldMatterLiteratureWaterCuttingFashionKissingResourcesAgreeEdgesGenerosityWhat MattersDistributionSandwichesDisagreementFreedom Of ThoughtCutting EdgeEquitableBeauty Love Author:Salman Rushdie
“I don’t like water. I drink Diet Coke. Nor do I smoke, or drink alcohol or even sip a café. I don’t look after myself. I don’t do yoga, Pilates, those things. I hate physical effort, I don’t run anywhere, but I am super-energetic. Make-up? I just black my eyes and that’s it. My hair? I get it cut on set (fashion shoots), I never go to a hairdresser. I’m not sure I’m French. You think I’m not smart enough?” ThinkingLooksEnoughEyeRunningHateBlackWaterEffortCuttingFashionHairDrinkSmartYogaI HateAlcoholSmokeDietsNot SureEnergeticCokePilatesHairdresserThings I HateDiet Coke Author:Emmanuelle Alt
“I went to a fashion show, and this silver-haired guy was staring at me with these piercing water-blue eyes. It scared me because I absolutely saw and knew my entire future.” ShowsEyeGuyWaterSawsFashionBlueScaredStaringSilverBlue EyesPiercingsFashion Show Author:Tom Ford
“The brain processes meaning before detail. Providing the gist, the core concept, first was like giving a thirsty person a tall glass of water. And the brain likes hierarchy. Starting with general concepts naturally leads to explaining information in a hierarchical fashion. You have to do the general idea first. And then you will see that 40 percent improvement in understanding.” GivingFirstsPersonsIdeasProcessUnderstandingWaterBrainFashionInformationPercentConceptsStartingGlassesDetailsImprovementCoreLikesTallProvidingHierarchyExplainingThirstyGist Author:John Medina