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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A lot of people don't realize, when you are acting in a martial arts film, you're not just performing martial arts. You're not just performing martial arts. You're actually acting as much as any other actor.
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There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you're going to write before you die.
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Governments and scientists in India need to ensure that politics and religious ideology do not intrude into science. They belong to separate spheres, and if they are not kept separate, it is science in India and the country as a whole that will suffer.
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I am always learning.
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Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments.
