“Power is all. Another falsification; I do not tell how I gain or maintain it. I only record the ginger stroll through the vaguely fetid garden of its rewards.” PowerRecordsGainsGardenRewardsGingerFalsification Author:Samuel R. Delany
“I wanted to give five solid years of being there all the time (with Sean). I hadn't seen my first son Julian grow up, and now there's a 17-year-old man on the phone talking about motorbikes. No matter what artistic gains I get, or gold records, if I can't make a success out of my relationship with the people I love, then everything else is bullsh*t.” PeopleIfsMenGivingYearsFirstsI CanMatterWantedGrowsTalkingGrowing UpRecordsFiveSonGainsGoldNo Matter WhatParentingPhonesArtisticOld ManBeing ThereSeanMotorbike Author:John Lennon
“The God who inspired the Bible is the same God who made the universe, Earth, and all life. This God is the very definition of truth; therefore nature's record will never contradict Scripture and vice versa. When a seeming contradiction confronts us, we can know with certainty we have either misunderstood (one, the other, or both revelations) or perhaps we haven't yet dug deploy enough. Whatever the case, we can embrace the opportunity to gain greater knowledge and appreciation for the Bible, for nature, and for the God who is responsible for both.” KnowsMadeEnoughEarthUniverseOpportunityCasesRecordsGreaterHavensGainsResponsibleEmbraceInspiredDefinitionsVicesAppreciationScriptureCertaintyRevelationsContradictionMisunderstoodVice VersaSeeming Author:Hugh Ross
“A lot of artists have been persuaded into doing whatever they can do to gain attention. The media, of course, will position and promote the worst of them to the front page. The sidewalk to crime becomes the marketing campaign. These artists have seen it work and sell millions and millions of records for other artists.” Has BeensArtistCoursesCan DoAttentionMillionsRecordsWorstMediaFrontsCrimePositionPagesGainsSellsMarketingCampaignsSidewalkMarketing Campaigns Author:Chuck D
“For official record, announce instructor, the state requires no epic hero. No strive achieve personal celebrity of spotlight and applause. Lectures instructor, the state desires best ideal perform as mediocre. No gain attention showboat. No buffoon. Best effort so occur average. Suppress climbing ego. Become ordinary. Invisible.” StatesDesireEffortAttentionRecordsAchieveHeroEgoOrdinaryGainsIdealsStriveAverageInvisibleOfficialsClimbingEpicMediocreLecturesApplauseSpotlightInstructorsBest EffortBuffoons Author:Chuck Palahniuk
“[In research on bacteria metabolism] we have indeed much the same position as an observer trying to gain an idea of the life of a household by careful scrutiny of the persons and material arriving or leaving the house; we keep accurate records of the foods and commodities left at the door and patiently examine the contents of the dust-bin and endeavour to deduce from such data the events occurring within the closed doors.” TryingPersonsIdeasScienceHouseLeftRecordsDoorsEventsPositionMaterialsResearchGainsLeavingCarefulDustDataAccurateHouseholdCommodityObserversScrutinyEndeavourArrivingClosed DoorsBacteriaMetabolism Book:Bacterial metabolism Source: Bacterial metabolism