My dream has always been to suspend myself in space when I write, and lying horizontal in bed is the closest to doing that. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bed close dream
For me, university was just awful because it was closing one door after the other of all these candy shops of professional possibilities. Richard Powers awfulcandyclose Change image and share on social
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery. Richard Powers conditioncontrolcultivate share on social
My goal for technology has always been to reach a point where the technological mediation becomes invisible. Richard Powers goalinvisiblemediation Change image and share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish. Trey Anastasio contextdreamfinish Change image and share on social