“There is something about giving everything to your profession. In Italian, an obsession is not necessarily negative. Its the art of putting all your energy into one thing; its the art of transforming even what you eat for lunch into architecture.” GivingArtEnergyOne ThingNegativeProfessionArchitectureObsessionItalianLunchTransformingGiving Everything Author:Renzo Piano
“When you're in the world looking for only one thing, you find it or it finds you. The obsession can be mutual” WorldOne ThingObsessionMutual Author:Julianna Baggott
“One thing is certain: the riddle of mind, long a topic for philosophers, has taken on new urgency. Under pressure from the computer, the question of mind in relation to machine is becoming a central cultural preoccupation. It is becoming for us what sex was to the Victorians--threat and obsession, taboo and fascination.” MindLongCertainSexTakenPsychologyOne ThingBecomingComputerMachinesRelationPressureThreatIntelligencePhilosopherObsessionTopicsFascinationTabooUrgencyRiddlePreoccupationUnder Pressure Book:The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit Source: The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit
“I would not recommend poetry as a career. In the first place, it's impossible in this time and place - in this culture - to make poetry a career. The writing of poetry is one thing. It's an obsession, the scratching of a divine itch, and has nothing to do with money. You can, however, make a career out of being a poet by teaching, traveling around, and giving lectures. It's a thin living at best.” GivingWritingFirstsCultureCareersImpossibleOne ThingTeachingDivinePoetObsessionPoetry IsLectures Author:Maxine Kumin