“From the minute we're born, boys and girls stare at each other, trying to figure out if they like what they see. Like parade lines, passing each other for mutual inspection. You march, you look. You march, you look. If you're interested, you stop and talk, and if it doesn't work out, you just get back in the parade. You keep marching, and you keep looking.” IfsTryingLooksGirlBornLinesBoysMinutesFiguresDatingWork OutPassingPassingsStaringMutualMarchGet BackParadesBoy And GirlInspection Author:Paul Reiser
“I walked to the lake and sat on the shore for a few minutes, just staring at the moonlight on the water. Moonlight never gets old.” WaterSeaMinutesRiversFishesBoatStaringSatLakesFishingShoreMoonlight Book:Traveling Light: A Year of Wandering, from California to England and Tuscany and Back Again Source: Traveling Light: A Year of Wandering, from California to England and Tuscany and Back Again
“I think music will always be a big part of my life. I can't go five minutes without singing, sometimes unconsciously. And people stare at me, and I'm wondering why they're staring, and then I'm realizing that I'm belting out a tune.” PeopleThinkingI CanSometimesBigsRealizingWonderFiveMinutesSingingStaringTunesFive Minutes Author:Justin Timberlake
“writers just kept on staring at nothing until they wrote something. Might be two minutes or two weeks.” TwoMightWeekMinutesStaringTwo Weeks Book:Foul Matter Source: Foul Matter
“It takes a while to master the art of hammock-lounging. At first I could only manage five minutes or so before I thought I ought to get out and go and help a child learn how to swim or something. But after observing the Mexicans' capability for staring into space for hours on end, I decided to put in some proper practice.” FirstsChildrenArtEndsHelpingHoursSpacePracticeFiveMinutesMastersOughtDecidedManageStaringSwimCapabilityFive MinutesObservingHammocksLoungingStaring Into Space Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“Sometimes, literally within a few minutes, you'd be off this amazing roaring scene and back at your hotel room, staring at the patten of the wallpaper. It's very surreal. You're back in your room, and it's dead quiet and really weird.” SometimesRoomsMinutesSceneQuietStaringHotelSurrealRoaringHotel RoomsReally WeirdYour Room Author:Andy Summers
“Start by putting yourself in your users' shoes. Why are they coming to your site? If you look at most Web sites, you'd presume that the answer is "User is extremely bored and wishes to stare at a blank screen for several minutes while a flashing icon loads, then stare at the flashing icon for a few more minutes."” IfsLooksWishAnswersMinutesShoesScreensBoredStaringUsersLoadBlankSiteIcons Author:Philip Greenspun
“You can only stare at a clown mask so long. After a few minutes it's no big deal anymore. So people start paying attention to the music instead of what the clown is doing, or what he is wearing, or how cool his spikey hair is.” PeopleLongBigsDealsAttentionMinutesHairPay AttentionStaringMaskClownBig Deal Author:Paul Gray