A Word for Living Creatures

December 2011

5 posts

“I have no idea. You know what I mean? You don’t know. You just hope that you make stuff that matters, firstly to yourself and secondly to other people.” — Phillip Toledano

Dec 29, 20112 notes

#inspiration #creativity #Phillip Toledano

“It’s not interesting to me to just make (users) laugh or entertain them,” said Price. “I want to set up little challenges and have them make things; have them go off, come back and throw it into the zeitgeist. To me, that’s what Tumblr’s about.” The ability to ‘make things’ is how Tumblr differentiates itself. Using the platform, one can be creative. “I’m hoping that what I can do is sort of trickle down and set a tone that this is a place of open, free expression. And creativity.” — Josh Sternberg sat down to chat with Topherchris about his role as Community Manager at Tumblr (via staff)

Dec 27, 20112,484 notes

#creativity

“Inspiration comes from everyday experience, especially if you have prepared your thinking to look for it. Inspiration rewards the prepared mind.” — Ted Zoller

Dec 26, 201198 notes

#persistence #inspiration #labor

“Of our greatest acts we are ignorant. You were not aware that you saved my life.” —Emily Dickinson to Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Dec 23, 20118 notes

#poetry #Emily Dickinson

“The poem takes such thoughts for its home and hope - a word for living creatures.” —Paul Celan, “The Meridian”

Dec 23, 2011

#poetry #Paul Celan