Ellen Langer Quotes
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Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.
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Porridge and the urban lifestyle don't mix well.
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Women become the objects of rules; they are repressed and lose their rights in the name of religion, or they lose their freedom in the name of tradition, while the state legitimates this foolishness with laws.
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It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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I came into politics by accident. I may go out of politics by accident.
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He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it.
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So I'm in that half-hour business where the most money is, so that eventually I feel like the people that put on the Dupont show, like maybe my artistic effort is going to be a little different.
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I don't see why OPEC countries should continue to cut production just to keep the price of oil high. This will not affect the industrial countries alone, it will also hit poor countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Who will look after them?
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I used to be a huge fan of 'Lockup' on MSNBC, and that certainly has helped with my understanding of the world.
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I don't accept any money, free products, or anything else of value from the companies whose products I cover or from their public relations or advertising agencies.
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There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
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I think we're going to have some difficulty in front of us. I have absolutely no doubt the next three, four years Europe are going to be at best stagnation. We are preparing for tough times.
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If you haven't understood the world you're living in, it's impossible to think that the solution you're coming up with fits.
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If you're going to write a good book, you have to make mistakes and you have to not be so cautious all the time.
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I've been in many auditions thinking, 'God, do I have to take my shirt off?'
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I liked St. Louis, when they were in the American League, because that was going home. I had all my family and friends there.
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The only dead bodies from marijuana are in the prisons and at the hands of the police. This is ridiculous.
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Since changing interfaces breaks clients you should consider them as immutable once you've published them.
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I conduct business, not dependent of public sentiment, but according to the rules of fair business.
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The Universe is a quantum computer, and over time, it is simply more likely that structure comes out of it than noise. That means rules, patterns. That means a game. But spend long enough poking at it, and you start to see the game engine, the labyrinth of the quantum circuit, wires looping around each other, forwards and backwards.
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The rules you were given were the rules that worked for the person who created them.
