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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As long as ugly people are not on TV, you should only ever have interesting people on TV.
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I prefer Buddhism because it gives three principles in combination, which no other religion does. Buddhism teaches prajna (understanding as against superstition and supernaturalism), karuna (love), and samara (equality). This is what man wants for a good and happy life. Neither god nor soul can save society.
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The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.
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The world is going to keep bashing me for whatever I do, and I'm going to keep not caring.
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The best all-around [running] back in the league is Jamaal Charles. He has the ability to hit a homerun from anywhere.
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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.
