Joshua Foer Quotes
If you were a medieval scholar reading a book, you knew that there was a reasonable likelihood you'd never see that particular text again, and so a high premium was placed on remembering what you read. You couldn't just pull a book off the shelf to consult it for a quote or an idea.Joshua Foer
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We have such little mystery in our lives generally because of how we live now. I mean, of course, mystery is all around us, but the way we live our lives now, we're too busy to be bothered with it.
Kate Bush -
I've been accused of wanting to allow terrorists to have weapons to attack America.
Rand Paul -
Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere else.
Hannah Cowley -
'Vanity' means worthlessness.
Vanity -
Being innovative in your philanthropy allows you to stride forward in your giving journey; you can marry your mind and heart to turn charity into lasting impact; and you can become more ambitious in your giving.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen -
My career is playing the guys who go, 'Boo.' That's what I do.
Eddie Marsan
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I always played sports when I was young. I played football and baseball for eight years. I loved football.
Taylor Lautner -
Time will tell how you rate against the rest of the competition. I'll let everyone else worry about championships. I'm going to worry about qualifying at Pomona.
Larry Dixon -
I am not afraid to go to jail.
Ferdinand Marcos -
If you've got cockles, those nickel-size, heart-shaped mollusks, and you want to get fancy, steam them, then toss the meat in finely ground cornmeal.
Kate Christensen -
Our workforce is very co-operative, very flexible, easy to work with and one of the big selling points. The idea that Britain is still back in the labour market of the '70s is utterly bizarre.
Vince Cable -
Surround yourself with great people. People are what make businesses prosper.
Wayne Huizenga
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We're raising our girls to understand the real meaning of Christmas, and to know that it's most important to have Christmas in your heart. We go to our local mall and donate toys, and we say prayers for all the people in the world who might not be as lucky as we are.
Faith Hill -
If most women are looking for security, I think men look for adventure.
Vincent Cassel -
I once had a friend who did the hair for sci-fi movies, and after a particularly bad break-up I stupidly went to her salon and told her she could do anything she liked. She dyed the bottom cherry red and the top peroxide blonde.
Sally Phillips -
Once boys' and men's challenges are clear, the question 'why now' quickly becomes 'why didn't we see this sooner?' The answer? Virtually every society that survived did so by socializing its sons to be disposable.
Warren Farrell -
I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
Valerie Plame -
I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.
Naima Adedapo
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It would actually be quite nice if the American ambassador in Britain could pay the charge that everybody else is paying and not actually try and skive out of it like some chiselling little crook.
Ken Livingstone -
The writing and making of each of my albums has been such a different beast each time, so I'm interested in seeing what kind of animal the fourth one turns out to be!
Brooke Fraser Hillsong Worship -
Some are pre-taped interviews because maybe we can't get that person live or maybe we're not sure it's going to work out right so we tape it an hour in advance.
Bob Edwards -
I suspect if people live a lot longer they would be retired for a somewhat longer period of time. Just the financial planning takes on a very different character.
Peter Thiel -
Creativity in life is about saying yes to new ideas.
Nolan Bushnell -
If you were a medieval scholar reading a book, you knew that there was a reasonable likelihood you'd never see that particular text again, and so a high premium was placed on remembering what you read. You couldn't just pull a book off the shelf to consult it for a quote or an idea.
Joshua Foer