Astra Taylor Quotes
One connection I see between the work I did on philosophy and my work on technology is that both communities tend to mystify and create an atmosphere of complexity.
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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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Our brains are very animal but also very strange and egotistical. We're narcissistic.
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Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
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Charter opponents often try to delegitimize strong testing results like those in Boston by attributing them to excessive test prep - as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio did recently.
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There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
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Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord's sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.
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It's no use crying over spilt summits.
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I am a contrarian.
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When you're in a place, the details you focus on are different than details you focus on when you're writing about it.
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America needs a sensible, sustainable Iran policy that can meet U.S. security and economic interests, command international support and withstand the shifting Middle Eastern sands.
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Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
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I've heard people have written books of me. People don't even know me, but they've written a book on me. You ever heard of hearing it from the horse's mouth? I'm the horse.
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We have every resource necessary to provide access to education for every child on the planet; we just need to commit to enabling it.
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Contempt is the only asymmetrical expression in the muscular facial system: Disgust, fear, happiness, surprise and anger typically express themselves symmetrically. Contempt is marked by one lip corner pulled up and in a dismissive sneer.
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I won't mention any names, because I don't want to get sun4's into trouble...
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I love New York, but I have to admit that I feel very English, and I do miss that sense of history that you have everywhere in Britain.
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When I think back on high school, I always tried to make silly videos with my friends.
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Some of my friends snowmobile. I'm a little scared of it.
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The best part of working with Facebook has been the cross-fertilization of ideas, people, and technology.
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There is no creative process to come up with a character of Dean Ambrose.
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When the TSA was established, it was never envisioned that it would become a huge, unwieldy bureaucracy which was soon to grow to 67,000 employees. As TSA has grown larger, more impersonal, and administratively top-heavy, I believe it is important that airports across the country consider utilizing the opt-out provision provided by law.
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People who get into animation tend to be kids. We don't have to grow up. But also, animators are great observers, and there's this childlike wonder and interest in the world, the observation of little things that happen in life.
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I can proudly say Galaxy Gear is a design statement, an engineering marvel, and something that really redefines tomorrow.
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One connection I see between the work I did on philosophy and my work on technology is that both communities tend to mystify and create an atmosphere of complexity.
