Daniel Levitin Quotes
I reject the notion of a post-truth area. I don't believe there is such a thing, and we shouldn't accept that.
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For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got.
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As the law minister, I had ensured that the government's right to natural resources was protected. The result was evident. The honourable Supreme Court gave the landmark decision in RIL vs RNRL case that the government is the owner of all natural resources.
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I don't like controversy.
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I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
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Mankind's feeling of responsibility to create a decent life and make it worth living with dignity has always been stronger than the will to kill life.
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Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days. It all atrophies! Plus, if you freeze a muscle in your face, other muscles have to compensate! And once you stop, what does that look like?
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My father also encouraged my love of nature. He urged me to become a Cub Scout, and later a Boy Scout, and I found I really liked being outdoors.
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It used to be that watching a film was a very special occasion, the same way flying was. Before, if you took a flight from New York to L.A., most of the windows would be open. Now, we get on planes and we just close them because we're so used to what it feels like. I think the same thing has happened with cinema.
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Sometimes I will make CliffsNotes of my CliffsNotes.
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I believe that acting in any medium is the same thing, it's discovering the truth in where you are.
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I always say show me a storyteller who doesn't embellish, and I'll show you a bad one.
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I really have reached a point where I can write a book about all of this.
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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
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Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
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I was fairly solitary. I didn't like structured learning. People didn't seem to be my cup of tea.
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You've got to realize. In the western world, regardless of what color you are, what title the music is, it's all played by the same notes.
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My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.
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I don't understand anorexia; I'm too greedy to ever not eat... I just can't do it.
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In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahms's four symphonies and Richard Strauss's tone poems.
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I think that in a country as successful as ours, we still have a long way to go in terms of parity for women, whether it’s equal pay in the workforce or a whole host of other issues.
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I reject the notion of a post-truth area. I don't believe there is such a thing, and we shouldn't accept that.
