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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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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My favourite subjects at school were algebra and logic: making a big problem into something small.
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The first step is you have to say that you can.
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When I tour with the new album, I still do the classics, and I love the atmosphere it creates with the whole audience singing along.
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I did a season at the Royal Shakespeare Company. People say, 'Why aren't you doing theater anymore?' And I say, 'Look, my kids have gotten used to wearing shoes.'
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The 'Remnants' EP was the first time I got to really explore myself as a producer, and I got the insane idea of doing it on my own in my future career.
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Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.
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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.
