“Beauty in this Iron Age must turn, From fluid living rainbow shapes to torn, And sootened fragments, ashes in an urn, On whose gray surface runes are traced by a Norn, Who hopes to wake the Future to arise, In Phoenix-fashion, and to shine with rays, To blast the sight of modern men whose dyes, Of selfishness and lust have stained our days...” MenAgeTurnsModernFashionShapesSightShiningSurfaceLustAriseSelfishnessIronGrayRaysAshesRainbowTornFragmentsFluidBlastPhoenixModern ManRunes Author:Philip Jose Farmer
“the whole flavor and quality of the American representative government turns to ashes on the tongue, if one regards that government as simply an inferior and rather second-rate sort of corporation.” IfsWholeGovernmentTurnsQualityRegardRateTongueCorporationsRepresentativesAshesInferiorsFlavorSecond RateRepresentative Government Book:The Folks at Home Source: The Folks at Home
“media saturation is probably very destructive to art. New movements get overexposed and exhausted before they have a chance to grow, and they turn to ashes in a short time. Some degree of time and obscurity is often very necessary to artists.” ArtArtistTurnsGrowsChanceMediaMovementDegreesDestructiveAshesExhaustedPublicityObscurityShort TimeSaturation Author:Joyce Johnson
“Whether you're moving to a new company or a new department within your current organization, I believe you'll end up miles ahead if you shop for a boss, not a position. You may secure the greatest job in the world, but a miserable boss will turn gold into ashes. ... In many ways, your boss may be more important than the job.” IfsWorldWayBelieveMayImportantEndsJobsMovingTurnsI BelieveWorkCompanyPositionGoldOrganizationCurrentsMilesSecureMiserableDepartmentShopsBossAshesNew Company Author:Pat Heim