Nicholas G. Carr Quotes
The practicality of technology may distinguish it from art, but both spring from a similar, distinctly human yearning.
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Using phrases or mantras to encourage and comfort myself has been a powerful practice for me. For years, I would say to myself 'Remember the purple sky' when I was feeling anxious, which to me meant remember a sense of internal spaciousness and kindness toward myself.
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I am a passionate civil libertarian.
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I am really driven, but my drive doesn't effect the conversations I have in my head about life, and my worries and fears and insecurities.
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I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome.
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Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.
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He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.
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Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.
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My grandfather would live to see his children become doctors and ministers, accounts and professors.
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Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.
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I just went to an acting agency one day and just said, 'I would like to act. Would you take me?' And they took me.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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If I want to ban any newspaper, I will, with good reason.
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I'd love to be able to dance like Madhuri Dixit.
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I try to say something about the human condition whenever I can when I'm lucky.
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When I was a kid, I wasn't looking at the small-budget films myself. I was looking at 'James Bond' and all the major films, so I still have that energy. I still love those films.
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I honestly wondered how on earth I would manage to combine work and motherhood.
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I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first of all, has got to be put into the context of being an American cultural showcase. It's there to be a museum showcase of all that's great about American music.
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In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.
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I'm not particularly interested in working with movie stars. It depends on where you come from, I suppose. Why are you making films? The reason I want make films is because they convey ideas. I think some directors make films because they want to hang out with movie stars and be part of Hollywood. They want to be a star themselves.
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All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.
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You're only human. You live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damned red velvet cupcake.
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Every technological advance we've made in the 21st century and throughout the 20th has come from the United States of America.
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Ronda is the place where to go, if you are planning to travel to Spain for a honeymoon or for being with a girlfriend. The whole city and its surroundings are a romantic set. ... Nice promenades, good wine, excellent food, nothing to do.
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The practicality of technology may distinguish it from art, but both spring from a similar, distinctly human yearning.
