William H. Gass Quotes

As Rilke observed, love requires a progressive shortening of the senses: I can see you for miles; I can hear you for blocks, I can smell you, maybe, for a few feet, but I can only touch on contact, taste as I devour

William H. Gass

Quotes to Explore

Natural or artificial stimulation of nerves gives rise to a process of progressive excitation in them, leading to a response in the effector organ of the nerves concerned.

Otto Loewi
- Process
- Rise
- Progressive
I run Willow Management, which is the biggest agency for other short actors. We look after performers who are either under five feet and over seven feet tall.

Warwick Davis
- Management
- Feet
- Short
Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.

Carl Lewis
- Long
- Thoughts
- Impossible
Recent studies have shown that our creativity is increased by 60% when we're walking. I encourage my workshop participants to write at their desks but think on their feet.

Kate Klise
- Walking
- Creativity
- Feet
I grew up about 60 miles northwest of New York, in Middletown, NY.

Aaron Tveit
- Up
- New
- New York
Every time a football player goes to ply his trade, he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play.

Vince Lombardi
- Up
- Time
- Football