Daniel Levitin Quotes
The history of science and culture is filled with stories of how many of the greatest scientific and artistic discoveries occurred while the creator was not thinking about what he was working on, not consciously anyway - the daydreaming mode solved the problem for him, and the answer appeared suddenly as a stroke of insight.
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His advice to me is basically to just love what you do and don't let the fear of failure stop you.
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I do all of my good thinking at over 65 miles per hour. The speed limit is, luckily, the same speed as my brainstorming speed.
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I've stopped reading about the death of books because it's wasteful and morbid and insulting to the authors, agents, publishers, booksellers, critics, and readers that keep the world community of fiction interesting.
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A few months after NASA was formed, I was asked if I knew anyone who would like to set up a program in space astronomy.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.
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Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
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The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
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If I have a 100 percent batting average, you should fire me, because it means we haven't tried anything really noble.
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I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on television.
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My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.
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At any Maroon 5 concert, you'll see a room backstage marked 'yoga.'
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For me, visuals are as important as the music. I just love escapism and giving people something to escape to. To me, that's what art is.
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In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.
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Jersey gets a bad rap. Most people make an assessment of this state on the ride from Newark Airport into Manhattan.
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All of the religions are looking after the poor. At least leave me alone to look after the rich. I am the rich man's guru.
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I started my own martial arts school at 16. And by the time I was 21, I had three different schools.
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Do not, as is usually the case, thrust the care of the common weal upon your neighbor; then, as each one in his own thoughts makes light of the matter, all find to their surprise that they have drawn upon themselves by their neglect a personal misfortune.
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Fat, fair, and forty.
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I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of little tapers; and everywhere sparkled and glittered with bright objects.
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The history of science and culture is filled with stories of how many of the greatest scientific and artistic discoveries occurred while the creator was not thinking about what he was working on, not consciously anyway - the daydreaming mode solved the problem for him, and the answer appeared suddenly as a stroke of insight.
