Best Staring Into Space Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“I shall never forget what I saw at the Museum of Modern Art: in a spotless schoolroom, fifty little girls painting away at tables covered with brushes, pots, tubes, bowls, staring into space and sticking out their tongues like the clever animals that ring a bell, tongues lolling and eyes vague. Teachers supervise these young creators of abstract art and slap their wrists if what they paint represents something and dangerously inclines toward realism. The mothers - still at the Picasso stage - are not admitted.”

“The greatest thinkers in history certainly knew the value of shifting the mind into low gear. Charles Darwin described himself as a slow thinker. Einstein was famous for spending ages staring into space in his office at Princeton University.”

Mind Age Values Space Office Lows University Spending Staring Thinker Shifting Gears Princeton Staring Into Space Princeton University

Book:In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed

Source: In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed

“Look, Here are we, On this starry night staring into space, And I must say, I feel as small as dust, Lying down here...”

Feels Looks Lying Night Space Dust Staring Lying Down Starry Night Staring Into Space

Author:Dave Matthews

“Oh, my God. What if you wake up some day, and you're 65 or 75, and you never got your novel or memoir written; or you didn't go swimming in warm pools or oceans because your thighs were jiggly or you had a nice big comfortable tummy; or you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that you forgot to have a big juicy creative life, of imagination and radical silliness and staring off into space like when you were a kid? It's going to break your heart. Don't let this happen.”

“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.”

Firsts Children Art Ends Helping Hours Space Practice Five Minutes Masters Ought Decided Manage Staring Swim Capability Five Minutes Observing Hammocks Lounging Staring Into Space

Author:Tom Hodgkinson

“The real lover is the man who can thrill you just by touching your head or smiling into your eyes - or just by staring into space.”

Men Love Real Eye Space Inspiring Lovers Romantic Staring Touching Thrill Staring Into Space

Book:My Story

Source: My Story

“When I wrote the opera, I made a deal with myself that for at least an hour a day I would work on it, even if it meant just sitting on my piano bench, staring into space and thinking about it. It's about keeping it regular, like your bowel movements - let's get real: it's your bodily artistic movements! It comes from the same place.”

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Author:Rufus Wainwright

“And Vishous. . . V was the worst of them. He stood by the door, staring into space. Icy before, he was glacial now, a sinkhole in the room. -Phury's thoughts”

Space Rooms Doors Worst Staring Icy Vishous Staring Into Space Sinkholes

Book:J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 5-8

Source: J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 5-8

“You really don't understand the first thing about writing...for one thing, early in the morning is the worst possible time. the brain is like a wet sponge at that hour. And for another, real writing is a question of staring into space and waiting for the right ideas.”

Writing Firsts Ideas Real Waiting Hours Space Brain Morning One Thing Worst Staring Wet Sponges Right Ideas Staring Into Space

Author:Cornelia Funke

“You'll come to my grave? To tell me your problems?" My problems? "Yes.' And you'll give me answers? "I'll give you what I can. Don't I always?" I picture his grave, on the hill, overlooking the pond, some little nine foot piece of earth where they will place him, cover him with dirt, put a stone on top. Maybe in a few weeks? Maybe in a few days? I see myself sitting there alone, arms across my knees, staring into space. It won't be the same, I say, not being able to hear you talk. "Ah, talk . . . " He closes his eyes and smiles. "Tell you what. After I'm dead, you talk. And I'll listen.”

Giving Littles I Can Problem Eye Able Earth Space Answers Pieces Week Feet Arms Sitting Stones Give Me Graves Nine Hills Staring Knees His Eyes Dirt Ponds Overlooking Staring Into Space

Author:Mitch Albom

“You could give us a hand instead of staring into space like a constipated camel," Terry Tarsal rudley broke into Marcia's spinning thoughts.”

Giving Hands Space Broke Staring Spinning Camels Staring Into Space

Author:Angie Sage

“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead.”

“Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there’s a current and just stare into the water. I don’t fish, I don’t hunt, I don’t scuba, I don’t spear, don’t boat, don’t play basketball or football – I excel at staring into space. I’m really good at that.”

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Author:Iggy Pop

“70 percent of what we do involves staring into space trying to figure out what the hell happens next.”

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Author:Robert Gregory Browne

“It's woman's spirit and mood a man has to stimulate in order to make sex interesting. The real lover is the man who can thrill you by touching your head or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.”

Men Real Eye Spirit Order Sex Space Interesting He Man Lovers Mood Staring Touching Real Love Thrill Staring Into Space

Author:Marilyn

“I think you get better at staring into space. Especially living in the South of France.”

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Author:Adrian Lyne

“Look, Here are we On this starry night staring into space. And I must say I feel as small as dust Lying down here. What point could there be troubling? Head down wondering what will Become of me, Why concern we cannot see But no reason to abandon it. Time is short but that's all right, Maybe I'll go in the middle of the night. Take your hands from your eyes, my love, Everything must end some time, Don't burn the day away.”

Feels Looks Ends Reason Hands Eye Lying Night Time Space Wonder Middle Concern Dust Staring No Reason Abandon Middle Of The Night Lying Down Starry Night Staring Into Space

Author:Dave Matthews

“You'd think that radio was around long enough that someone would have coined a word for staring into space.”

Thinking Long Enough Space Radio Staring Staring Into Space

Author:Ira Glass

“I'm glad He had the never while staring into space, to give this universe a time and place.”

Giving Religion Universe Religious Space Glad Staring Staring Into Space

Author:George Strait