Alison Gopnik Quotes
Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments.
Quotes to Explore
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I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.
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Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family.
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There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
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The stratosphere is a hostile place.
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Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.
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I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
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Oh, I find it very easy to fall in love.
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A friend of mine encouraged me to try rapping, so I started experimenting with it, writing verses, seeing if I could fit an extra word or syllable into each line without tripping myself up.
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I had a long period of writing what I think of as 'save the world' novels. 'Fledgling' was a chance to play.
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Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.
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Small lending institutions lack the capability of their larger counterparts to hire the additional manpower necessary to deal with the hundreds of additional regulations created by Dodd-Frank.
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I only get to spend about six to eight weeks in Australia now and I really miss my family and friends.
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If you aren't born here, to be a real New Yorker, you have to bring your talent, be a successful mentor, and support the New Yorkers who made the city by giving back.
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Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.
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We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.
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I don't really get stuck in a time warp where, if my film is a success, I have to keep partying till the next one releases, or if my film is a flop, I keep wallowing in sorrow until the next comes my way. My hard work in each film is always there.
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If I lift any weights, I do it more for explosion, but I really use my body weight to build up muscle and strength.
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Laurel Canyon is kind of grotesque. It's this nature-themed place, and everybody is kind of angry.
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There's a fine line between love and hate.Love frees a soul and in the same breath can sometimes suffocate it.
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What I have to work with is the life that's ahead of me right this minute.
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There's nothing worse than sitting down to write a novel and saying, 'Well, okay, I'm going to do something of high artistic worth.'
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Don't play his game. Play yours.
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We also learn that this country and the Western world have no monopoly of goodness and truth and scholarship, we begin to appreciate the ingredients that are indispensable to making a better world. In a life of learning that is, perhaps, the greatest lesson of all.
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Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments.
