Jane McGonigal Quotes
Evidence shows that having even weak social connections in a stressful situation is really good for your health and your ability to handle that situation.
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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In order to make further progress, particularly in the field of cosmic rays, it will be necessary to apply all our resources and apparatus simultaneously and side-by-side; an effort which has not yet been made, or at least, only to a limited extent.
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IM is interesting because you look at your buddy list and, at a glance, see what your friends are listening to, what they're working on, what they're doing. The problem was that you were bound to the computer keyboard.
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I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now.
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Politics has got too personal, too nasty, in Britain, as it has in America.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.
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I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.
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My father had very little formal education.
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Now I feel like whatever I do, no one can hurt me. I cannot be violated, I cannot be humiliated, I cannot be disregarded, I cannot be disrespected.
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I went from being a jock to a hippie. It was a very clear-cut decision. I had to be one or the other. I had to forsake that other aspect of myself. Or thought that I had to, which is regrettable. Quickly, I was back in the pine trees with the hippies, listening to my Jimi Hendrix and my Janis Joplin and turning on, tuning in, and dropping out.
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My choice was to ruin my son's life by giving him money or giving 90-plus percent to charity. Not much of a choice.
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I think that all stereotypes sort of begin with truth. I think that the only problem is if that's the only place that you go.
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Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cookery.
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We must remember that as the centuries go by, time will pass.
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When people are nervous, some people move around. Some people scratch their leg.
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Call it the Tiger Mom effect: In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option.
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I'm willing to work with anyone of either party who has a good idea and the commitment to see through. And we should all expect you to hold us accountable for our progress or our failure to deliver.
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I remember being a kid and always feeling a little different than all my friends.
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Hottest space that I think is interesting would be education, particularly, like, ages 3-10.
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I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested.
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Evidence shows that having even weak social connections in a stressful situation is really good for your health and your ability to handle that situation.
