Joshua Foer Quotes
A meaningful relationship between two people cannot sustain itself only in the present tense.
Quotes to Explore
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
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I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
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Like most conservatives, my path was a bit meandering. I grew up around people who mostly held conservative or libertarian views. The liberals I knew were fairly quiet about it, or at least I don't remember it being very heavy-handed.
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Qualifying for the Olympics is probably harder than winning a medal at the Olympics.
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After coming to India, I have felt the loneliest I have ever been in my life. I don't have a support system here.
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Rag paper, containing hemp fiber, is the highest quality and longest lasting paper ever made. It can be torn when wet, but returns to its full strength when dry.
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The first important movie that I did, I shaved my head for the movie. When the hair grew back, I had white hair for the first time in my life.
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To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear men worrying about whether they may be right or not. They enjoy the fight, whether it is with words or fists. Women still tend to shy away from controversy, to be uncomfortable with competition.
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But I think primarily, it's the fans that make this race.
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I've been on tour since I was 16, and I always do meet-and-greets before and after shows, so you kind of build these friendships with people. I have girls come up to me and tell me exactly what's going on in their love lives.
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Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.
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Love and despair go hand in hand.
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Remember that an answer to a difficulty resides at a higher level than our usual thinking, so seek this loftier level.
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Abandoned by philosophy, politics, and sociology, historical determinism continues to hold out in formalist art criticism.
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Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.
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So I will find my fears and face themor I will cower like a dogI will kick and scream or kneel and pleadI'll fight like hell to hide that I've given up
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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I stay standoffish in a sense, in my own personal space, to be able to cope with whatever it is you've got to cope with.
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The time between appearances for us is so great that we lose track of it. It would be like watching 'Ben Hur' at one frame a second. There would be long periods of time where absolutely nothing was going on.
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I can say this. I believe that the human mind, or even the mind of a cat, is more interesting in its complexity than an entire galaxy if it is devoid of life.
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When I’m Chad from Nickelback, then I have to wear one hat and I have to wear various others when I’m Chad Kroeger who is co-owner of 604 Records or someone who’s working on an independent project. At that point I want to know where the record is getting licensed, as well as absolutely every aspect of how we’re going to deliver a song to the public and how we’ll all get paid for doing so.
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Win or lose, everybody gets what they want out of the market. Some people seem to like to lose, so they win by losing money.
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A meaningful relationship between two people cannot sustain itself only in the present tense.
