Paul Bloom Quotes
Imagination tends to be truly useful if accompanied by the power of mental control - if the worlds in one's head can be purposefully manipulated and distinguished from the real one outside it.Paul Bloom
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There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing no married man knows anything about.
Oscar Wilde -
It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.
Feisal Abdul Rauf -
You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.
Adam Levine Maroon 5 -
My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
Gary McCord -
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.
P. J. O'Rourke -
People are making judgements about Russian people based on me. This is why I never allow myself any aggression towards my opponent.
Fedor Emelianenko
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I really try at least to come back and answer the question as to whether that was really the best way to do that and was I really thinking straight and how did my opponents behave and how did the judges behave was needed.
Floyd Abrams -
If I give five flops, I won't get a job. You have to perform at the box office when you are at the top. No one is running a charity here. People are putting huge amounts of money to make movies, and they want the films to be successful. They have invested money in you, so it is your duty to make sure the film does well.
Abhishek Bachchan -
We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
Harold Nicolson -
Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
Flea Jane's Addiction -
The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.
Jack Nicklaus -
I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
Randy Quaid
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I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need these forests.
Wangari Maathai -
The fact is, Latinos now own their own lives and I believe they can afford to look back without judgment.
Ednita Nazario -
Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
Samuel Butler -
It's important to ask candidates about their beliefs, in part because politicians frequently exploit religious faith - often with the idea that voters will be more likely to unthinkingly accept certain political positions so long as they arise from religious belief.
Gary Bauer -
Political correctness kills discussion.
Lars von Trier -
I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.
M. Ward
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My mother taught me to drive using the 'Detroit Method,' where speed limits and traffic lights are taken as cute suggestions.
W. Bruce Cameron -
When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me.
Queen Latifah -
Being a role model is about being true to myself.
Idina Menzel -
It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license.
P. J. O'Rourke -
Imagination tends to be truly useful if accompanied by the power of mental control - if the worlds in one's head can be purposefully manipulated and distinguished from the real one outside it.
Paul Bloom