Sam Harris Quotes
In my own case, the most inflammatory statements I have ever made are ones that I have written and remain willing to defend.
Quotes to Explore
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When I was in high school, I was a bad kid and a good student.
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Years of science fiction have produced a mindset that it is human destiny to expand from Earth, to the Moon, to Mars, to the stars.
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I'm pretty calculating. I take stuff that I know appeals to people's bad sides and match it up with stuff that appeals to their good sides.
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American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe.
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You must prune dead or dying wood.
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Our built-in human system for mimicry explains why we humans can transfer our good and bad moods to each other - if we aren't careful!
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I play guitar and sing when I'm not busy with school and acting.
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It's a funny thing: people often ask how I discipline myself to write. I can't begin to understand the question. For me, the discipline is turning off the computer and leaving my desk to do something else.
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They show that roughly two-thirds of a group of neurotic patients will recover or improve to a marked extent within about two years of the onset of their illness, whether they are treated by means of psychotherapy or not.
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The Wood was about young people and the other one is more of a grown up movie.
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I feel like if I'm sick, I need flowers. I'm very open about saying what I need from a partner, and he needs to meet those demands.
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There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?
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I make an awesome soup with coconut milk and shrimps; it takes me five hours to prepare the whole thing. It does become very spicy, but you can definitely taste all the ingredients.
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I do know what my first meal in the next world would be... Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, heavy on everything.
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In Argentina, we're surrounded by polo ponies. The farm covers roughly 170 hectares, and there are no cattle or sheep, just horses.
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Josh Brolin is fascinating to watch because he is just so effortless. It's like watching a really gifted athlete run, and I just didn't have that.
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After 'Rent,' I tried to make a record, and it didn't work out, and it was the Broadway community that welcomed me back. It's where I feel the most understood, most at home.
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Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.
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No one knows what the top-performing asset class will be next year. Lacking this prescience, your next-best solution is to own all of the classes and rebalance regularly.
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The first thing I ever invested in was Twitter. Blaine Cook, former CTO, was leaving the company and asked me if I wanted to buy his stock.
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I'd sing all day, every day, all the time if I thought it didn't sound like dying cats.
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Everyone in Tool is interested in how we present our music. We write a group of songs that have a vibe, energy and feeling, and then we try to pick an image to capture that and communicate a feeling. We want something that adds to the connection with the audience.
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I'm crazy about 'Breaking Bad,' but I wouldn't know how to write an episode of it.
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In my own case, the most inflammatory statements I have ever made are ones that I have written and remain willing to defend.
