Douglas Hofstadter Quotes
This type of paradox is quite characteristic of Zen. It is an attempt to 'break the mind of logic'.
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The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.
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I'm not much of a jokester.
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If something is mine, then I want to keep it.
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As a kid, I was so short, it was tough for me to keep up with the taller guys. I always had quick feet, but I just didn't have any power, really, as a kid.
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I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.
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Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.
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Any time there's a scandal, we always try and get involved.
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I have a great office.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.
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You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.
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I never wanted to be one of those 'Where are they now?' kids.
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I was always one of those fortunate people who never wanted to be anything other than a singer and an actor. Most people know me as a singer, but I am also an actor.
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Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.
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I had never auditioned for Broadway - any play - and I was not familiar with what you're supposed to do.
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It's cool having a little bit of money to do your thing.
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There's something universal about illness... Whether you like it, at some level all patients are saying, 'Daddy, Mommy, help me, tell me it's going to be alright.'
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Will Smith would not be Worldwide Will Smith if he had not insisted on going worldwide and touring with his films. You have to build that audience for people and allow for it to happen.
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The snow leopard is absolutely magnificent. It represents really what endangered species are all about.
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I don't really do indulgences. I'm more interested in discipline, goal setting, and performance.
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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
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The first objection to Darwinism is that it is only a guess and was never anything more. It is called a "hypothesis," but the word "hypothesis," though euphonious, dignified and high-sounding, is merely a scientific synonym for the old-fashioned word "guess." If Darwin had advanced his views as a guess they would not have survived for a year, but they have floated for half a century, buoyed up by the inflated word "hypothesis." When it is understood that "hypothesis" means "guess," people will inspect it more carefully before accepting it.
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This type of paradox is quite characteristic of Zen. It is an attempt to 'break the mind of logic'.
