Daniel Levitin Quotes
The state-of-the-art techniques really allowed us to make maps of how Sting's brain organizes music. That's important because at the heart of great musicianship is the ability to manipulate in one's mind rich representation of the desired soundscape.
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There isn't any amount of money that could tempt me to promote something that I didn't believe in.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!
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As a businessperson, I don't have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a taxpayer, we have the right to be critical of the government and demand change.
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I would be a poorer person if the only things I knew were what I had found out for myself.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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It is good to know what a man is, and also what the world takes him for. But you do not understand him until you have learnt how he understands himself.
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I actually made a website called Y2 Combinator, which was the Y Combinator that starts Y Combinator clones. There's a very clear difference in the quality between the companies that come from YC and the companies that don't.
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All over London as one walks, one everywhere, in the season, sees oranges to sell; and they are in general sold tolerably cheap, one and even sometimes two for a halfpenny; or, in our money, threepence.
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While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious hatred has rendered us incapable of criticizing ideas that are now patently absurd and increasingly maladaptive.
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I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
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You can't show up at the bedside and then turn on your skills. You have to keep your game sharp all the time.
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War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.
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Melody is king, and don't you ever forget it. Lyrics appear to be out front, but they're not; they're just an accompanying factor. If they're good, you're really in good shape. Lyrics are written to be rewritten.
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One of my assistants, a British man, says I should find a platform for [cosmetic industry]. Meanwhile I wear make-up.
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No matter where you came from, you can be inspired.
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The big issue with rock stars becoming actors is that sometimes it's not believable, and vice versa with actors becoming rock stars. Sometimes just doesn't fit.
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If you love animals, don't eat them.
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The state-of-the-art techniques really allowed us to make maps of how Sting's brain organizes music. That's important because at the heart of great musicianship is the ability to manipulate in one's mind rich representation of the desired soundscape.
