Joshua Foer Quotes
What distinguishes a great mnemonist, I learned, is the ability to create lavish images on the fly, to paint in the mind a scene so unlike any other it cannot be forgotten. And to do it quickly. Many competitive mnemonists argue that their skills are less a feat of memory than of creativity.
Joshua Foer
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I think my first hit was probably '24 is a Rubberband Man,' which was my second album. My first project, it was very well received in the Southeast region, all throughout the South and parts of the Midwest. It was very well received, but I didn't get national exposure on my second album.
T.I.
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
Walter Bagehot
I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job.
Wanda Sykes
The crew, like all Italian crews, was generous, warm, and enthusiastic.
Barbara Steele
I don't really live like a musician myself. I think music is just something that I do, but I'd like to be doing lots of other things. I like to cure all kinds of illness.
Ornette Coleman
I love home. I'll stay up there for days on end, I won't even go down the driveway to look for the mail.
Dan Fogelberg
You are only three or four hours from taking your glasses off for keeps.
L. Ron Hubbard
Several particular maxims... are as powerful, although false, in carrying away belief, as those the most true.
Blaise Pascal
There's much talk about how there can't be democracy in a region that has problems of illiteracy and poverty. But I bring a different idea to the table when I say, 'Guys, I come from India. I'm more optimistic coming from where I'm coming.'
Bobby Ghosh
Obviously, I'm at the beginning of my career, contrary to what anyone else thinks. I'm 19 years old. In any other country, everywhere else, you're a prospect. And that's what I am right now in Europe. I'm a prospect. I'm not a seasoned veteran.
Freddy Adu
Winning is motivation.
Kawhi Leonard
The greatest hockey player who ever lived: Bobby Orr, and I love him.
Donald Stewart Cherry