What did Russell Lynes mean by: Wasting time is negative, but there is something positive about idleness. Russell Lynes Writer · USA Copy
+ Anybody who told you to be yourself simply couldn’t have given you worse advice. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Russell Lynes, Authenticity, Conformity, Identity, 0 Russell Lynes Writer · USA
+ Tennis is an addiction that once it has truly hooked a man will not let him go. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Russell Lynes, Addiction, Passion, Persistence, 0 Russell Lynes Writer · USA
+ The Art Snob will stand back from a picture at some distance, his head cocked slightly to one side Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Russell Lynes, Criticism, Elitism, Perspective, 0 Russell Lynes Writer · USA
+ In my estimation, the only thing that is more to be guarded against than bad taste is good taste. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Russell Lynes, Critique, Taste, 0 Russell Lynes Writer · USA
+ Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Russell Lynes, Creativity, Critique, Writing, 0 Russell Lynes Writer · USA
+ For all its flexibility, television is more a mirror of taste than a shaper of it. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Russell Lynes, Influence, Reflection, Taste, 0 Russell Lynes Writer · USA
+ Don’t let you mind wander – it’s far too small to be let out on its own. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Russell Lynes, Focus, Humor, Limitations, 0 Russell Lynes Writer · USA
+ Clutter is what happens to things when they become useless but friendly. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Russell Lynes, Attachment, Inevitable, Sentimentality, 0 Russell Lynes Writer · USA
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Watch yourself all your life in a mirror and you’ll see Death at work like bees in a glass hive. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Be a mere assistant to your unconscious. Do only half the work. The rest will do itself. Jean Cocteau Artist · France