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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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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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 get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.
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I like to know that when I'm 90 years old, I'm going to be able to look at a song or poem I wrote and say, 'Wow! I remember I was so crazy about this person,' or 'I remember what that day felt like.'
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A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
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You've had some terrific print information that gets everybody's attention in this town.
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I'm a storyteller, and I have really good material to work with: I've been studying magic and the occult since about 1983.
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Your first problem is relying on someone else's word. Always depend on yourself. No one will work as hard for you as you will.
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There's nothing wrong with being proud of who you are. It's a wonderful thing.
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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.
