Swanstrom Tools Quotes & Sayings

It takes a long time to dissolve the bars of a mental cage. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

I believe that sensory pleasure should take precedence over intellectual pleasure in art and architecture. — Bernard Rudofsky

That merely glimpsing three good wooden boxes on a baggage-wain could lead to such broodings made Daniel wonder that he could get out of bed in the morning. Once, he had feared that old age would bring senility; now, he was certain it would slowly paralyze him by encumbering each tiny thing with all sorts of significations. — Neal Stephenson

The average human being is a perverse creature; and when he isn't that, he is a practical joker. The result to the other person concerned is about the same: that is, he is made to suffer. — Mark Twain

One important lesson is this: It is okay to try and fail at something, but it isn't okay to not try. Parents need to encourage their kids, and it all starts in the home. — Bill Rancic