“I reveled in the smallness, the coziness of an upstairs bedroom in a traditional American Cape Cod house the half-floor that forces you to duck, to feel small and naive again, ready for anything, dying for love, your body a chimney filled with odd, black smoke. These square, squat, awkward rooms are like a fifty-square-foot paean to teenage-hood, to ripeness, to the first and last taste of youth.” FeelsFirstsBodyLastsHouseForceBlackRoomsHalfFeetDyingLove YouYouthReadyTasteFilledYour BodyTraditionalSmokeOddFiftySquaresDucksAwkwardBedroomTeenageNaiveHoodUpstairsCapesChimneysSmallnessSquatFirsts And LastsCape CodRipeness Author:Gary Shteyngart
“Women's clutches are too small. I open my purse, and with some hydraulic force, a tampon shoots 12 feet into the air.” ForceAirFeetPursesClutchTampons Author:Kelly Ripa
“When the back-to-the-cities trend started taking root, albeit very unevenly, cities were so glad to finally land deals that they routinely overpaid, not having a solid grasp of the demographic and market forces they should have been channeling instead of subsidizing. It’s especially true for retail and entertainment projects, which generate very poor-quality jobs. I have yet to find a city that has figured out how to ‘take the foot off the pedal’ and stop over-subsidizing, even when gentrification becomes a problem.” ShouldHas BeensProblemJobsForcePoorDealsCitiesQualityFeetLandProjectsRootsShould HaveEntertainmentGladTrendsShould Have BeenDemographicsChannelingRetailPedalsGentrificationPoor Quality Author:Sandy Smith
“Soaps are really like boot camp for acting. You learn about the industry, you learn about being on stage, and you learn about showing up on time. The sheer volume of work, on a daily basis, blows your mind and forces you to really work that muscle of memorization and just being able to change things on your feet.” MindAbleForceActingFeetStageIndustryBasesBlowMusclesCampsBootsVolumeJust BeingSheerSoapShowing UpBoot CampMemorization Author:Michael Graziadei
“The difference between corporations and governments is governments have a monopoly on force. It's a lot easier to vote with your feet or your wallet than it is to change a government with your vote.” GovernmentForceDifferencesFeetEasierVoteCorporationsMonopolyWallets Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“I get the greatest feeling when I'm singing. It's other-worldly. Your feet are anchored into the Earth and into this energy force that comes up through your feet and goes up the top of your head and maybe you're holding hands with the angels or the stars, I have no idea.” IdeasFeelingsHandsEarthEnergyForceStarsFeetSingingAngelCome UpNo IdeaWorldlyAnchorsHolding Hands Author:Cyndi Lauper