The more I draw and write, the more I realise that accidents are a necessary part of any creative act, much more so than logic or wisdom. Sometimes a mistake is the only way of arriving at an original concept, and the history of successful inventions is full of mishaps, serendipity and unintended results. --Shaun … Continue reading Quote for Today: Shaun Tan
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Quote for Today: Daphne DuMaurier
I wish there could have been an invention that bottled up a memory, like perfume, and it never faded, never got stale. Then whenever I wanted to, I could uncork that bottle and live the memory all over again. --Daphne DuMaurier, Rebecca Image © Juan Antonio Segal with CCLicense
Quote for Today: Jean Piaget
The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done; men and women who are creative, inventive and discoverers, who can be critical and verify, and not accept, everything they are offered. ―Jean Piaget Public Domain … Continue reading Quote for Today: Jean Piaget
Quote for Today: Akira Kurosawa
People today have forgotten they're really just a part of nature. Yet, they destroy the nature on which our lives depend. They always think they can make something better. Especially scientists. They may be smart, but most don't understand the heart of nature. They only invent things that, in the end, make people unhappy. Yet … Continue reading Quote for Today: Akira Kurosawa
Quote for Today: Buckminster Fuller
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. ―Buckminster Fuller Image: Obsolete © Andrew Malone with CCLicense
Quote for Today: Karen Maitland
Home is the place you return to when you have finally lost your soul. Home is the place where life is born, not the place of your birth, but the place where you seek rebirth. When you no longer have to remember which tale of your own past is true and which is an invention, … Continue reading Quote for Today: Karen Maitland
Bruce Mozert: Pioneer of Underwater American Glamour
Most people follow prescribed paths, trusting that life will be fulfilling. Sometimes an enterprising spirit and persistence have more success. Born Robert Bruce Moser in Newark, Ohio in 1916, Bruce Mozert's first job out of high school was that of a truck driver carrying coal to the northeast. Declaring himself "too sensitive" for that line of work, he soon moved to New … Continue reading Bruce Mozert: Pioneer of Underwater American Glamour
