Matt Ridley Quotes
Such 'habituation´is just a property of the way brains work; our senses, and those of grackles, notice novelty and change, not steady states. The female preference did not evolve: it just is that way.
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I worked on 'Lonesome Dove' three weeks all together. When I heard they were doing it, I wanted to be involved since I'd read the book.
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As you get older, challenges arise that you aren't prepared for, but what got me through it was music.
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Sadly, for some mothers, this experience can be made so much harder due to challenges with our very mental health.
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Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
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Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.
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I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible.
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To create something new is both thrilling and excruciating at the same time. It's great to have all these choices in front of you, and to have the writers in the room so you know exactly what they meant. But the downside is you want so badly not to screw it up!
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In my novels, there are twelve ancient 'memory tools,' all now lost. Each of the 'Reincarnationist' books revolves around a different tool.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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I've raised Michael. I changed his diapers when he was little.
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I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering.
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Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.
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I grew up in a cloistered, conservative culture that adhered to strict gender roles. So it's easy to understand why the 'girl dressed as a boy' trope resonated so much. In a world that didn't want to give people like me adventures or significance, books with cross-dressing girls were treasures.
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After being once in space, I was keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.
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When people use their hurt and make a triumph in their song, that helps other people.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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I keep endlessly busy with all kinds of stuff, mostly horses, cattle, livestock, things like that.
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
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I think someday, out in space, perhaps, some people might be able to grow some of their own food or hopefully on another planet.
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A critical feature of the EU(European Union) in general and EMU in particular is that there is no legitimate way for a member to withdraw... The American experience with the secession of the South may contain some lessons about the danger of a treaty or constitution that has no exits.
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Anybody that wants to be something greater than themselves, that understands that bringing meaning and intention into work and bringing those two things together, is a member of the 'we generation,' and the money tends to follow.
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Repeating my mechanics was difficult. I was always trying to do something different to make it click.
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It's much easier to get a reception from someone if there is an introduction versus randomly trying to get in front of people.
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Such 'habituation´is just a property of the way brains work; our senses, and those of grackles, notice novelty and change, not steady states. The female preference did not evolve: it just is that way.
