“In search of ideas I spent yesterday morning in walking about, and went to the stores and bought things in four departments. A wonderful and delightful way of spending time. I think this sort of activity does stimulate creative ideas.” ThinkingWayDoeIdeasMorningCreativeFourWonderfulWalkingActivitySpendingStoresYesterdayDepartmentDelightfulSpending TimeCreative Ideas Book:The Journals of Arnold Bennett: 1911-1921 Source: The Journals of Arnold Bennett: 1911-1921
“The question of crime is one of concern to everybody. But the position is that the security forces in our country for the last four decades did not concentrate on suppressing crime. Their main objective was to suppress, to crush political activity. And in the process, crime grew to unacceptable proportions. And criminals were able to form powerful syndicates, and they virtually took over the control of the life of the community in certain areas.” CountryAbleLastsFormPoliticalCertainForceProcessCommunityPowerfulFourSecurityCrimePositionGrewActivityAreasConcernDecadesCriminalsObjectivesOur CountryCrushProportionSuppressingSecurity ForcesSyndicate Author:Nelson Mandela
“Metaphysicians have been learning their lessons for the last four thousand years, and it is high time that they should now begin to teach us something. Can any of the tribe inform us why all the operations of the mind are carried on with undiminished strength and activity in dreams, except the judgment, which alone is suspended and dormant?” ShouldYearsMindHas BeensDreamLastsTeachFourLessonsThousandActivityJudgmentOperationsThousand YearsTribesSuspendedDormant Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words Addressed to Those who Think Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words Addressed to Those who Think
“Reading is a stout-hearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness. It is also, in my experience, one of the most thrilling and enduring delights of life, equal to a home run, a slam-dunk, or breaking the four-minute mile.” HomeRunningReadingFourMinutesActivityEqualSticksEndureDelightMilesThrillingHeartedSlamHome RunStoutKeennessSlam Dunk Author:Irving Stone