Quotes About Flow

We may not know exactly what is happening: we do not know exactly even about a speck of dust. But when we feel the flow of life in us to be one with the universal life outside, then all our pleasures and pains are seen strung upon one long thread of joy. The facts: I am, I move, I grow, are seen in all their immensity in connection with the fact that everything else is there along with me, and not the tiniest atom can do without me.

something so small that it would cause passers-by to briefly glance at it and therefore unconsciously decrease their speed, could over time result in the whole motorway coming to a standstill in another place miles away.

Language is the only thing capable of stopping the flow of time, because it exists in time, is made of time, yet it is eternal – or can be. An image is also eternal, but it has no dealings with time – it disowns it, as it has to do, for how could one ever in the practical world scrutinise or comprehend the balance sheet of time that brought about the image's unending moment?

To become more creative is to allow yourself the opportunity to become a playful, joyous child, to be courageous and not afraid to let go, and fun with your writing. By allowing your child to come out and play when you first begin to write, you'll be less judgemental, constricted, and rigid about your writing, and hopefully, the words will flow.

There are melodies that speak as eloquently as words, that flow logically and inevitably from a single, pure emotion.

The early '20s were like the waist of an hourglass. Lots of things were hurtling toward it and squeezing through it and then hurtling out the other side.

Acting - I'm good at it, but it's not my passion. Music, I'm not as good at, but that's my passion. I think I'm just going to go with the flow, wait until one picks up, and take the opportunities one at the time.

For me, good service is efficient and discreet; it's that critical balance. As soon as the client sits down, the communication flow has to start. Customers need to feel that the waiters are supervised - that there's a system in place.

The chi of a room is important to me. If I walk into a hotel room and it doesn't feel right, I ask to change.

Playing drums, for me, is like breathing. It's like thinking. It's like eating. It's like walking.

Some songs I rap before the beat even play and I enjoy doing that. I like walking the beat down.

There are confirmed stories of people who can break instruments and cause them to fail by walking in a room. I'm the opposite - I can walk into a room and something will work better than it is supposed to.

When things are going well, I can't write fast enough to keep up with my mind. Writing walks, speech runs and talk flies. Other times, though, it's like fishing.

I think you have to control the materials to an extent, but it's important to let the materials have a kind of power for themselves; like the natural power of gravity, if you are painting on a wall, it makes the paint trickle and it drips; there is no reason to fight that.

Life? You can't manipulate it or bend it to your will. You have no choice but to roll with it.

When I think less and just go out there and perform, I do my best work.

I don't remember ever having writer's block. If I sit in there for four hours, I'll usually have something.

I've been pretty lucky in that I'm not a big writer's block kind of person.

I feel like I spend most of my time in a state of writer's block! When things do come out, they come out quickly.

I've never had writer's block.

I am a rhythmic bowler.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a beautiful thing.

You can't have a movie that's just 'Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom' constantly - you have to breathe.

You really have to play with the space in a riff so it can be allowed to breathe.