Updraft Machine Quotes & Sayings

In the past an artist produced things that were necessary socially; they were instruments, albeit of a special kind, that helped the dead reach eternity, spells to be cast, prayers to be liturgically fleshed ... The aesthetic component of those instruments enhanced their function but was never central, never an independent, nonutilitarian thing. — Stanislaw Lem

I enjoy the drawing more than the writing, so I try to think of ideas that will allow me to develop the visual side of the strip as fully as possible. — Bill Watterson

Most physical battles begin once mental ones have been lost, anyway. Conquer the mind, conquer the body. — A.J. Darkholme

Not surprisingly, the father if market efficiency, Gene Farma, has a very clever way to avoid the pitfalls of hyperbolic discounting. When he's invited to talk or engage in sone business activity, he has a . simple rule for deciding whether to accept: no matter how far in the future it's scheduled, he ask himself whether it's something he would want to do if the event were next week; if the answer is yes, he accepts, otherwise, he politely declines. This simple rule of thumb ensures that he uses the same discount rate across all decision horizons. — Andrew W. Lo

I just think we tear down women in this country for all these superficial reasons, and women are so great and strong. — Melissa McCarthy

It is not every day one sees a soul-even of a poem — L.M. Montgomery

People ask about love. Real love. I was never in love; the people around me didn't love me. They were just along for the ride. — Dick Dale