Jacob Bronowski Quotes
All our symbols have the same purpose; words are merely the symbols we use most commonly. The function of words in human thought is to stand for things which are not present to the senses, and allow the mind to manipulate them-things, concepts, ideas, everything that does not have a physical reality in front of us now.
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'Die Antwoord' just has a nice ring to it.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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The Technion didn't teach students how to open a start-up.
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I'm constantly trying to keep people guessing as to what I'm doing, and I will spend enormous amounts of time looking at manuscripts and asking questions, and people will say, 'I know what his next book is about.'
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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I feel like God gave me the ability to play a game. I try to take it very seriously. I realize it's just a game.
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Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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Growing up on a mountain in Tennessee, I spent most of my childhood outside.
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Social Security is too vital to be lumped into backroom budget talks where the views of ordinary Americans risk going unheard.
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It's nice, because after you've worked with various directors and producers enough times, they start to know your voice and what you're capable of.
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Everything is creative. It's all relative to me. No matter what, you've gotta use your imagination, use your senses.
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I think American audiences like gangster movies. You know, it's part of the culture.
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What got me really excited about Tylko is the fact that it bridges the gap between tradition and technology. It expands the designer's ability to create a language, to create ideas, to create a set of proportions, a set of details, and to apply those across a really wide range of applications.
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play.
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The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.
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The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.
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Remember, while the work can sometimes appear to be simple to a viewer, the ability to perform expertly, consistently, precisely, over and over again, under pressure and on demand is what's needed.
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I have no patience for anybody that doubts me, none at all.
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Normally, improving contrast sensitivity means using glasses or surgery to correct the eye. But we've found that action video games train the brain to process visual information more efficiently and improve vision.
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People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better.
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Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.
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All our symbols have the same purpose; words are merely the symbols we use most commonly. The function of words in human thought is to stand for things which are not present to the senses, and allow the mind to manipulate them-things, concepts, ideas, everything that does not have a physical reality in front of us now.
