Daniel Dennett Quotes

We live in a world that is subjectively open. And we are designed by evolution to be 'informavores,' epistemically hungry seekers of information, in an endless quest to improve our purchase on the world.

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• I love to come in and play with a wig or glasses or clothes. I love using props. I'm from the Peter Sellers school of trying to prepare for the character.

  

  Dan Aykroyd
  • Trying
  • School
  • Love

• If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.

  

  Bebe Rexha
  • People
  • Kids
  • Light

• The problem men seem to have, and women, too, is that they have this very structured idea that we should find a partner and settle down and be, you know, faithful. And yet clearly this is really, really hard for anybody to do!

  

  Felicity Kendal
  • Men
  • Women
  • Problem

• Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.

  

  Idris Elba
  • Good
  • Happy
  • Dream

• One thing I can say about the French language is that no one in the world loves their language as much as they do. It doesn't matter if you're close - it still sounds terrible to their ears.

  

  Mads Mikkelsen
  • World
  • Language
  • Matter

• The death of my kid made me a stronger person. There's no end to what I'm willing to do.

  

  Carl Paladino
  • Death
  • End
  • Stronger

• You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.

  

  Samantha Bee
  • You
  • Questions
  • Ask

• My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.

  

  Caitlin Moran
  • Done
  • Belief
  • Complaining

• A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.

  

  D. B. Weiss
  • People
  • Create
  • Go

• We all have our strengths and our failings.

  

  Hannah Simone
  • Our
  • Strengths
  • Failings

• If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.

  

  Harri Holkeri
  • Different
  • History
  • Violence

• If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date.

  

  Olin Miller
  • Think
  • You
  • Boy

• I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.

  

  Yusef Komunyakaa
  • Hope
  • Black
  • See

• That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • Support
  • Government
  • Period

• My dad said, 'Cam, you can make this situation a dream or you can make this situation a nightmare.' That struck a fire under me. That was my drive.

  

  Cam Newton
  • Dream
  • Me
  • Dad

• Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.

  

  Taylor Caldwell
  • Past
  • Alone
  • Present

• A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.

  

  Daisaku Ikeda
  • Great
  • Help
  • Society

• I was actually supposed to be a basketball player, not an actress. My parents had me playing basketball on competitive teams when I was in kindergarten. Even though my heart belongs to the arts, I'm a tomboy at heart, too.

  

  Zendaya
  • Heart
  • Parents
  • Player

• In your mid-30s, you have to take inventory, or you'll stumble.

  

  Jenny Lewis

• Country music is some of the best-written music in the world, so yeah, one day, I would keep my mind open to doing a country record.

  

  Ed Sheeran
  • World
  • Music
  • Country

• I listen to everything. As I told you, sometimes I just want to shut off from music and be silent. Then I play a song and it's refreshing. It's almost like initializing yourself. Recently I was in South Africa doing a press day for my tour. I listened to this band called "Freshly Ground." They were doing a live gig there so that's the last thing I've heard.

  

  A. R. Rahman
  • Music
  • Live
  • Song

• There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.

  

  Basmah bint Saud
  • Power
  • Question
  • Humanity

• I used to play ultimate Frisbee, and I just got a reputation for making popcorn at parties. I don't mean to brag on myself, but I make the popcorn in the pot, and it comes out fine every time.

  

  Bill Nye
  • Time

• We live in a world that is subjectively open. And we are designed by evolution to be 'informavores,' epistemically hungry seekers of information, in an endless quest to improve our purchase on the world.

  

  Daniel Dennett
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