Jiranan Thomas Quotes & Sayings

There's a lot of essay writing that could pass for journalism and journalism that could pass for essay. Some of it is just taxonomy. — Eula Biss

A man-made thing that produces pleasure (and criticism) by somehow taping into the order of the universe is beautiful. Making beautiful things makes our lives worthwhile. My teacher, and one of the founders of the Pratt industrial design program, Rowena Reed Kostellow, said, "Pure, unadulterated beauty should be the goal of civilization." From a pragmatic point of view, for something to be beautiful, it has to work. In order to make this idea clearer I have combined the ideas of beauty and function into one word: Beautility. — Tucker Viemeister

I was very unmotivated at school. — James Purefoy

The higher the stakes, the greater the temptation to lose your temper. — C.S. Lewis

Just moving one keyboard or synth is a pain in the ass. — Prefuse 73

Radical innovation is difficult to fund. It seems scary. And the really radical things seem even more scary. — Nolan Bushnell

I wear and have worn scarves my entire life while traveling, working out, and now sometimes while performing, and not just on my head - I wear them around my neck and on my bag. — Estelle

I should have judged her according to her actions, not her words. she perfumed my planet and lit up my life. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery