#whistles

There is a lot of talk in publishing these days that we need to become more like the Internet: We need to make books for short attention spans with bells and whistles - books, in short, that are as much like 'Angry Birds' as possible. But I think that's a terrible idea. ↗

— John Green

#attention #attention spans #become #bells #bells and whistles

I've always felt that distant train whistles heard in the dead of night are the universe's way of letting us know the best days are neither ahead nor behind us...they're happening right now, cradled in the palms of our hands. But that doesn't change the fact that the whiskey, weed, and romance eventually runs out and the night will soon turn to day. ↗

— Dave Matthes

#daydreaming #death #history #innocence #love

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances. ↗

— Robert Baden-Powell

#scout #smiles #under #whistles

If people want bells and whistles and all of that, there are bells and whistles available. If they don't want bells and whistles there are places to go where they are not available. ↗

— Jim Lehrer

#bells #bells and whistles #go #people #places

Our show doesn't rely on the typical whistles and bells, and smoke and mirrors. It relies mostly on the music. ↗

— Juice Newton

#mirrors #mostly #music #our #relies

So many people are accustomed to written information that you really have to have a few more bells and whistles in this day and age. ↗

— Chris Bell

#age #bells #bells and whistles #day #few

The Apple has the fewest bells and whistles. It has simple sound and few graphics special effects. In a way, that is a weakness because markets for the other machines are getting bigger. ↗

— Bill Budge

#because #bells #bells and whistles #bigger #effects

We want a book to be a book. We'll have all the interactive bells and whistles but our intent is to engage young people in reading, not to show them a movie. ↗

— LeVar Burton

#bells and whistles #book #engage #intent #interactive

Why did they keep changing guitars and amplifiers when they were perfect? They did the same things with cars, if you ask me. They forgot how to make them right, because they focused on style and bells and whistles. ↗

— Buddy Guy

#ask #because #bells #bells and whistles #cars

I used to go to raves, but I was never into the whistles and white gloves. ↗

— Rhona Mitra

#go #i #into #never #raves