Alex Pentland Quotes
When people are working together doing the same thing in synchrony with others—e.g., rowing together, dancing together—our bodies release endorphins.
Quotes to Explore
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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My first name, with the rare two-r spelling, came from a sportswriter named Garry Schumacher. My parents didn't know him personally, but my mother liked the spelling.
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I thought it was quite vain to say, I want to be a model.
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Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.
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To be a writer you have to be out in the world, you have to risk yourself in the world, you have to be immersed in the world, you have to go out looking for it. This becomes harder as you get older because there's less energy, the days are shorter for older people and it's not so easy to go out and immerse oneself in the world outside.
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Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.
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I've gotten to learn what's important in life and what's not important, and what to spend energy on and what not to. I don't have a family like some of my teammates, but I have a lot of things pulling at me that I have to put my energy into.
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I've had so many injuries in my life that it's ridiculous.
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The movies were custard compared to politics.
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I think fearless is having fears but jumping anyway.
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When I'm writing, I separate from everyone. Even my band. I push myself, and I'm alone with my thoughts. Separating from friends and comforts and family lets you think a lot deeper about subject matter. Working alone drives me a little crazy, but it makes the writing as honest as possible.
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After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge so turned to colour. I explored Bradford and produced a series of urban landscapes that I liked, but because Land had made such an impact on the general public my colour work wasn't reviewed.
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The hijab has nothing to do with moral values. A woman's moral values are reflected in her eyes, in the way she talks, and in the way she walks. They put on a hijab and go dancing, wearing high heels and lipstick. They wear tight jeans that show their bellies.
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Lovely in death the beauteous ruin lay;And if in death still lovely, lovelier there;Far lovelier! pity swells the tide of love.
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No disrespect to Sweden: I didn't think of them as the comedy universe.
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It's not in my nature to be too literal.
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I have very good executives and great children. They're very good.
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I feel far more connected to the whole band if I can somehow physically respond... with my body.
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I started boxing when I was eight. I enjoyed when I could hit someone and they couldn't hit me back. It was like a game for me. The feeling of knocking someone out. My first knockout victory was when I was ten. He went down and his nose started to bleed, so they stopped it.
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It's really not about the money. It's just about educating yourself.
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And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be careful not to get too self-important. You have to find the balance between being entertaining and being preachy.
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I love adventure. When I'm not working or on the road, you can find me in my favorite spots around the Mission neighborhood of S.F., kitesurfing in the Bay or dancing.
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The artist must be ecstatic about something.
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When people are working together doing the same thing in synchrony with others—e.g., rowing together, dancing together—our bodies release endorphins.
