Sharon Begley Quotes
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I wanted to go into prison and come out a better person - mentally, physically. So, I read a lot of books, got my GED while I was in there, and worked out every day. Strong body, strong mind.
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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
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Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand.
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I made a living being a background singer for years.
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What is this? It's music to get a brain seizure by.
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There is no surer token of a little mind than to imagine that anything in the way of physical labor is dishonoring.
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The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.
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In my mind, the plays I was writing were extreme examples of art for art's sake. I didn't necessarily think that other people would love them, though I thought they probably would.
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No one knows quite the reason, but surgically severing the corpus callosum can reduce the rate and intensity of seizures. So in the early 1960s, a few patients with severe epilepsy had their corpus callosums cut, turning them into split-brain people.
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I have a list in my mind and in my heart of actors who have been extraordinarily kind, and Hugh Laurie is near the top.
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Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart.
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A man who's active and incisivecan yet keep nail-care much in mind:why fight what's known to be decisive?custom is despot of mankind.
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I never mind scrubbing floors, vacuuming or bending and carrying stuff. Each time I do it I think, this is instead of going to the gym.
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What my father gave me more than anything else is great tutoring and a great brain, frankly. You know, my father's brother was a top person at MIT, went to MIT, graduated from MIT, was a teacher at MIT, a professor at MIT, a great engineer. I mean, you know, I have very good genes.
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As a chef, I always have in mind how to properly feed the public, but at times it's easy to forget that some people have trouble even getting any food, much less adequate nutrition.
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Healthy foods are great, but it's important to keep your body active. Your muscles only get stronger and build more endurance for everyday things if you're moving and get the blood pumping. Exercising stimulates certain brain chemicals and can put you in a better mood!
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Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain.
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I wanted to go to a good college, and my mind was set on Wellesley.
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Everybody in Vanity Fair must have remarked how well those live who are comfortably and thoroughly in debt; how they deny themselves nothing; how jolly and easy they are in their minds.
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No one ever said movies are for developing your range. Hardly anyone gets that opportunity. Which is why I think the stage is so good. It's less bread, but you can play different types, and you can initiate your own projects.
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I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.
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I think feminists are unaware of the tremendous extent of the role of women in history.
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The mind, of course, is just what the brain does for a living.
