Joshua Foer Quotes
The more we remember, the better we are at processing the world. And the better we are at processing the world, the more we can remember about it.
Quotes to Explore
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I find myself so easily discouraged. It is pathetic how easily I can be discouraged - easily discouraged by resistance, easily discouraged by opposition, easily discouraged by hardness of heart, easily discouraged by blindness.
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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The Department of Justice will continue to pursue those that travel to fight against the United States and our allies, as well as those individuals that recruit others on behalf of ISIL in the homeland.
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I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.
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When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved.
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Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.
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Career-driven millennials are strategic about working obsessively while they are single and earning enough money to afford advanced education. Most are patient enough to wait until 30 or later to develop their dream.
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If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line for that cause.
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We are very lucky to work in fashion and not work in a hospital or something where the biggest deal we come across is perhaps the length of a skirt.
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I sent one e-mail in my life. I sent it to Jeff Raikes at Microsoft, and it ended up in court in Minneapolis, so I am one for one.
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We just have to remember that we're all in this together and that we all want our state, and our country, to succeed.
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This is Phobos... Its mean density is known, and it is consistent with organic matter. Deimos... same story.
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'I wish we had the technology to fight God on an equal basis,' he said in low, tight tones. 'To beard him in his den. To fight back for all of the injustices heaped on humanity. To allow him to alter his smug arrogance or be blown to hell.'
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I was joined by Carlo Rovelli, and we were able to make a full-fledged quantum theory of gravity... This became loop quantum gravity.
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A good dancer is an educated one, so don't abandon school.
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Never stray from life's purpose. Refrain from counting someone else's blessings instead of your own.
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I think what's so powerful about Black Lives Matter is we're the first movement able to take on law enforcement and make it a popular discussion.
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I am keeping with tradition today. After I learned of my Golden Globe nomination, I went to the dentist, so today, let's make it the orthodontist.
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Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.
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We've become now an oligarchy instead of a democracy. And I think that's been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards of the American political system that I've ever seen in my life.
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Until you go through with it yourself, you simply can't imagine it. But it is the transition of going back to work and the guilt of how much time you spend with your child that's hard. I worry about not getting back in time for bath-time. I am not a neurotic person at all, but every time the mobile rings, my stomach leaps.
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To be honest I see protectionism around the world rising rather than more liberalization.
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I think India's policy that the openness of trade should be carried through a multilateral process is the right one.
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The more we remember, the better we are at processing the world. And the better we are at processing the world, the more we can remember about it.
