“You know you've checked into Heartbreak Hotel for real when you feel less desirable than uncooked fish.”

— Plum Sykes , book Bergdorf Blondes

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Source: Safe Harbor

“Ideas are like fish.
If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper.”

David Lynch (1946) American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor

Introduction, p. 1
Catching the Big Fish (2006)
Source: Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
Context: Ideas are like fish.
If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper.
Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They're huge and abstract. And they're very beautiful.

“When I went to shoot the film I was very nervous. I kept telling myself, "This is it. This is what you've wanted, this is the real deal. Now you've gotta do your thing. You've gotta put all of you in this and hopefully they'll like you." And for people to say it's impressive and "You're so natural", I mean, it's the best feeling in the world. I feel like hard work, you know, payed off.”

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CBS interview (2000)

““Checking” is a scale. When you weigh things on the scale called “Checking,” you will gain knowledge of most things you did not know before.”

Jung Myung Seok (1945) South Korean Leader of New Religious Movement, Poet, Author, Founder of Wolmyeongdong Center

Extracted from Proverbs Blog https://providencepath.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/jung-myung-seok-checking-is-a-scale/

“We middle class people are all same from inside. First things first, I logged into my Facebook account and checked-in there as well. You know what, it is more important to check-in on Facebook than it is to check-in for real at the airport. Let the world which gives zero fucks to what you are doing with your life, know you can afford a plane ticket for economy class. Right?”

Gaurav Sharma (author) (1992) Author and novelist

Gone are the Days (2016)

“Give me steam.
And how you feel to make it real;
Real as anything you've seen.
Get a life with this dreamer's dream.”

Peter Gabriel (1950) English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian

Steam
Song lyrics, Us (1992)

“To be a real man or woman, you've got to know what you believe in. You've got to understand that your actions have consequences and that they are connected to everything that you are.”

Sister Souljah (1964) American hip hop-generation author, activist, recording artist, and film producer

“You know you've checked into Heartbreak Hotel for real when you feel less desirable than uncooked fish.”

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