“ Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.
Plato (via ckck) (via rulesformyunbornson)
SUMMERSLIDE
“ A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Robert Anson Heinlein (via ckck) (via rulesformyunbornson)
“ Everything I’ve ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
Chet Atkins (via rulesformyunbornson)
“ If you are coasting, it means you are going downhill.
C. P. Fulford Jr. (via rulesformyunbornson)
“ We can’t change the world except insofar as we change the way we look at the world — and, in fact, any one of us can make that change, in any direction, at any moment. The point of life, in the view of the Dalai Lama, is happiness, and that lies within our grasp, our untapped potential, with every breath.
http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/the-doctor-is-within/?th&emc=th
Sasha Pivovarova.
“ In theory, more capsules could be plugged in or removed whenever needed. The idea was to create a completely flexible system, one that could be adapted to the needs of a fast-paced, constantly changing society. The building became a symbol of Japan’s technological ambitions, as well as of the increasingly nomadic existence of the white-collar worker.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/arts/design/07capsule.html?pagewanted=1
The shape of content by Ben Shahn
Just finished this book: in my opinion, a must read for any artist.
