Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Quotes
My mother was religious; she was knowledgeable about mythology and scriptures; she could tell the metaphysical nuances and make the story come to life with their deeper significance. The current generation is missing out on this.
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
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I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.
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Now I am not against widgets, those small third-party applications that people can put on their Web pages on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, in general.
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You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.
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I'm never away from my boys for more than three days.
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I like talking to priests, to Catholics. Everyone has their beliefs.
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Betty Ford and I were colleagues for years, working together for women's rights in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the country.
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We have a great country, we are a great nation - let us trust in it.
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So many of the recipes that I come up with have a story. I'm a blogger. It flowed very naturally out of me, but I also knew this was a way to set my recipes apart. A, they are always using interesting ingredients but B, there is always a story behind it.
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The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the wrong time. It destroyed me.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I have a band that I started with a buddy of mine, a Vietnam veteran pal named Kimo Williams from Chicago.
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You don't do things right once in a while. You do things right all the time.
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I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
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It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.
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There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, comfortable, privileged lives. A small twist of fate can save or end a life; random chance is a permanent, powerful player in each of our lives, and in human history as well.
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I always thought those World War II films with German people speaking English with German accents was weird.
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Historically, absolute IQ scores have risen substantially as we've changed our environment so that more people go to school longer.
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You know, I think the film business is its own worst enemy because it sells movies on DVD footage and 'behind the scenes,' and now it's a real struggle trying to keep storylines and plotlines a secret.
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If you want to be that world champion, you have to be willing to beat anybody on this planet - no strings attached.
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My mother was religious; she was knowledgeable about mythology and scriptures; she could tell the metaphysical nuances and make the story come to life with their deeper significance. The current generation is missing out on this.
