“I tend to look out for things with a resonance to my youth—artists or objects that seemed romantic all those years ago. I never buy anything purely for its value. I like possessions that smile back at me.” YearsLooksArtistValuesObjectsYouthYears AgoPossessionResonance Author:Nicholas Haslam
“The great war that broke so suddenly upon the world two years ago, and which has swept up within its flame so great a part of thecivilized world, has affected us very profoundly.... With its causes and its objects we are not concerned. The obscure fountains from which its stupendous flood has burst we are not interested to search for or explore.” WorldYearsTwoWarCausesObjectsConcernedYears AgoBrokeFlamesTwo YearsAffectedNot InterestedFloodObscureFountainGreat WarTwo Years Ago Author:Woodrow Wilson
“I had a weird one a few years ago when I woke up one night, went to the window and saw a girl sitting on the kerb across the road just staring at me. Freaky. We get nice gifts for the kids too. And I've had naughty things. Let's say objects.” YearsKidsNightGirlSawsNiceObjectsSittingYears AgoWindowStaringOne NightNaughtyFreakyNaughty Things Author:Peter Andre
“If all our common-sense notions about the universe were correct, then science would have solved the secrets of the universe thousands of years ago. The purpose of science is to peel back the layer of the appearance of the objects to reveal their underlying nature. In fact, if appearance and essence were the same thing, there would be no need for science.” IfsNeedsYearsFactsWould BePurposeUniverseCommonSecretObjectsYears AgoEssenceNotionAppearanceCommon SenseLayers Author:Michio Kaku
“Darwin's theory is as dead as he is. Everyone is surviving, fit or not. Years ago, any kid dumb enough to chase a shiny object down a well was dead, and out of the gene pool. Now they got the technology and medicine to save the fool so he can breed more open mouth breathers.” YearsWellsEnoughKidsTechnologyObjectsTheoryFoolFitMouthsYears AgoMedicineDumbPoolGenesSurviving Author:Lenny Bruce
“There's a quote that I learned in college a million years ago. "Happy, thought I, is the man who can, in one and the same embrace, hold both his love and the object of his love." Holding the feeling that you have and all the images that you've got and all the fantasies and romantic associations while also holding the actual core person that's been saddled with all of this.” MenYearsPersonsFeelingsMillionsFantasyObjectsCollegeHe ManYears AgoEmbraceCoreAssociationHis LoveHappy Thoughts Author:Jane Alison
“What is wine? It is the grape present in another form; its essence is there, though the fruit which produced it grew thousands of miles away, and perished years ago. So the object of many a tender thought may be spiritually present, in defiance of space - and fond recollections cherished in defiance of time.” YearsMayFormSpaceObjectsGrewYears AgoEssenceWineFruitMilesGrapesDefianceRecollectionMiles Away Book:Handy Andy: a tale of Irish life ... With eleven illustrations by John Proctor Source: Handy Andy: a tale of Irish life ... With eleven illustrations by John Proctor