Daniel Dennett Quotes
There is no reality of consciousness independent of the effects of various vehicles of content on subsequent action (and hence, of course, on memory).
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I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
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I can hardly eat meat because it has to look like something what it was not when it was alive.
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast pieces and the like that they thought were bad or harmful or even against the government and try to block them.
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The U.S. won the majors 29-11 in the 1980s. That's when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus were carrying the ball, and when Seve Ballesteros was becoming a Brit in the minds of English and Scottish journalists.
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I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president.
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Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.
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Because I was a diminutive, arty kid, I felt like a misfit in high school - but who doesn't?
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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Literally, when I go to the vocal coach, I'm like, 'You are teaching me nothing.' You know?
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Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.
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Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish.
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If I get incensed about some injustice, you can't make me – I will not just going to sit at my desk, at my computer all the time. I – I might want to march out on that.
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Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.
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You can surrenderWithout a prayerBut never really prayPray without surrenderYou can fightWithout ever winningBut never ever winWithout a fight - Resist (1996)
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Open eyes are of little use when the mind behind them is closed.
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I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.
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Reality depresses me. I need to find fantasy worlds and escape in them.
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There is no reality of consciousness independent of the effects of various vehicles of content on subsequent action (and hence, of course, on memory).
