David Eagleman Quotes
People wouldn't even go into science unless there was something much bigger to be discovered, something that is transcendent.
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Broadway is really my life.
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I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.
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Even though I am the daughter of a poet, and my stepmother is also a poet, growing up, I didn't think I could understand poetry; I didn't think that it had any relevance to my life, the feelings that I endured on a day-to-day basis, until I was introduced to the right poem.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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We're not ever interested in repeating ourselves or doing what people expect us to do, it's such a turn off.
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I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
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In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America.
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Most people are interested in seeing 27-year-old women who are in movies somehow connected to sex. It's interesting to everyone. Especially little movies that are having trouble getting made, there's always sex.
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I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long.
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I've written everywhere - in hotel rooms, cafes, airports, and planes all around the world. Now I have a home office, and the wi-fi is really bad down there, which is great. If I make a date with myself to write from, say, 6 A.M. to 10 A.M. on a Saturday, the fact that no emails come in helps me focus.
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I began to understand my sensations, to know what I wanted, at around the age of forty - but only vaguely.
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I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.
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When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive.
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I love sailing but hate cruise ships.
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Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
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It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.
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There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.
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I want to get away from the social vampires in Tucson. The people who have no lives of their own and meet me and know who I am and feel entitled to say negative things. I have good friends here, especially in the bands. But a lot of it is just like high school.
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A chart that weighs some ad-supported streams the same as a pay stream... encourages artists to promote free tiers to have a No. 1 record. That's great for the tech companies, but not for artists.
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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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I wish there were more good new bands that would light a fire and offer a little friendly competition that would be welcomed.
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Silly is you in a natural state, and serious is something you have to do until you can get silly again.
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People wouldn't even go into science unless there was something much bigger to be discovered, something that is transcendent.
