Joshua Foer Quotes
Evolution has programmed our brains to find two things particularly interesting, and therefore memorable: jokes and sex - and especially, it seems, jokes about sex.
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Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
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Sexuality is one of the biggest parts of who we are.
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Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.
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Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I'm not a social person that wants to go to parties.
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I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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It was Britney's movie. I liked that movie. It didn't get too much love, but a lot of people really liked it.
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I love brawling, but I'm a smart fighter.
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Where is it written that a smart woman can't also be stacked?
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When I was on 'Dallas,' I was known to audiences of the '80s. And then when my sons, who are in their 30s now, were going to college, 'Dallas' was the cult thing to watch because it was being done on the soap channels, so a whole new generation saw it. And then I have the young fans that knew me from 'Step By Step' in the '90s.
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I try to look at people like Adele and Norah Jones, who are very successful but don't have to deal with scandals.
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It doesn't bother me when people try to deconstruct my songs – because at least they're looking at the lyrics, and paying attention to the way the story is told.
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I have been interested in beauty from an early age. My sister used to put face masks on me and do me up with my mother's makeup!
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I think something I've been drawn to about the people I work with is that they seem to be - like me - people who are a little insane, and have to make music. It's not a choice they're making for the sake of vanity - like it's cool to be in a band.
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There's nothing funnier than religion. Try explaining it to a kid. I had it all wrong when I was a kid.
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So it won't be a surprise when the Greek default actually happens and we expect it one way or the other to be relatively soon.
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With each film, I try to outdo my previous films.
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I always have said that the most valuable thing I have isn't money; it's my time.
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If you're interested or like it, but could be just as happy living in a regular town, having a regular job, maybe doing little theatre, you're better off and you'll be a happier person. This is too gut-wrenching and heartbreaking.
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Breathing is meditation; life is a meditation. You have to breathe in order to live, so breathing is how you get in touch with the sacred space of your heart.
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I feel like I need to start wearing a T-shirt saying 'This is not a photo opportunity'. People are so lovely but you do find that when you're out you spend 40% of your time posing for photographs.
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'Are you all right, sir?' asked Hezekiah.'Just fighting over old battles in my mind,' said John. 'It’s the problem with age. You have all these rusty arguments, and no quarrel to use them in. My brain is a museum, but alas, I’m the only visitor, and even I am not terribly interested in the displays.'
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Freemasonry is 'veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols' because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart.
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Evolution has programmed our brains to find two things particularly interesting, and therefore memorable: jokes and sex - and especially, it seems, jokes about sex.
