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It’s always been tough getting my life and art aligned, and I firmly believe that in order to be a truly good artist, you need to link your art to your life.
Reality Hunger
David Shields
Every single thought we have is creative: Each one has the power to build and the power to destroy.
Unlimited Memory
Kevin Horsley
Indeed, the energy foundations of Western industrialization rest to a significant degree on these specialized uses of waterwheels. Human and animal muscles could never convert energy at such high, concentrated, continuous, and reliable rates—but only such deliveries could increase the scale, speed, and quality of countless food-processing and industrial tasks. Yet it took a long time for typical waterwheels to reach capacities surpassing the power of large harnessed animal teams.
Energy and Civilization
Vaclav Smil
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