Daniel Levitin Quotes
Recent research in social psychology has shown that happy people are not people who have more; rather, they are people who are happy with what they already have. Happy people engage in satisficing all of the time, even if they don’t know it.
Quotes to Explore
-
The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
-
I'm not going to roll back anything. Nothing is going to change with respect to reproductive rights.
-
I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
-
A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
-
Natural gas is a better transportation fuel than gasoline, so if that's the case, it's cheaper, it's cleaner and it's a domestic resource.
-
It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
-
At the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
-
The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other veterans. It allows me to be physically active, have my pilot's license, and serve in Congress.
-
I don't know that on-demand sports is remarkably better than live sports.
-
So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.
-
I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
-
There's nothing wrong with looking like a woman and going in the workplace and doing everything a man can do but looking 1,000 percent like a lady.
-
As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
-
I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.
-
I did one of those 'born again' things and invited Jesus to become the chairman of the board, of my life.
-
I can't say 'I'm proud to say' - because it's not a choice for many Americans - but I can say I'm fortunate enough to not be raising my kids on McDonald's.
-
I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
-
I don't mean to criticize anyone in any way that I wouldn't criticize myself. I think people should have fun, and have a good time, and enjoy the luck that we have to be lazy and dwell in consumerism. But I think that it's a balance. And our job as actors is empathy.
-
I'm a big believer that it doesn't matter what you call your company, nobody ever notices.
-
You can't pay for healthcare if we're sending a trillion dollars a year to dictators.
-
There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.
-
I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the afterlife. That's what held me, kept me down. So now I just have nothing but contempt for the institution of the church.
-
I had many, many mentors that I worked with. Music teachers, choir directors, directors in summer stock or in regional theater. You know, people I was able to work with repeatedly and learn from who were really sort of appropriate people for me to work with at a given time in my development as an actor.
-
Recent research in social psychology has shown that happy people are not people who have more; rather, they are people who are happy with what they already have. Happy people engage in satisficing all of the time, even if they don’t know it.
