Edward Boyden Quotes
I worry that we don't have a very good definition of consciousness yet which makes it hard to tackle.
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You're only as good as your last song. That's something somebody told me, and it's so true. You've just gotta keep putting yourself out there, even promoting 'God Made Girls.'
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If I can't drive my old pickup to wherever I'm going, well, chances are good that I just won't go.
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A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it.
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Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took one look at ourselves in our raggedy long winter coats and cracked up. We knew we weren't likely to tempt anyone or anything, but what the hell, it was as good a name as any.
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Brad Pitt is a dude who just wants to make good movies. He's not afraid to surround himself with the greatest actors, which I always appreciate because I've also seen actors who only want to surround themselves with weak actors because it makes them look better. That ends up making a poorer movie.
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The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
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I'm planning to be here forever, but I know at some point I'll probably have to give it up. If you live to 100, there's a very good chance you'll live forever. Because very few people die after 100.
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When I was president of the company, I said, 'Okay, I can do this - piece of cake.' Then when you are the CEO, the responsibilities multiply enormously because you worry about everything.
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If I go into a restaurant there's a very good chance that I'm going to spend my time being the mayor. If I want to have a good time, I'm happier having dinner here.
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Good investors must learn to contextualize the daily background noise.
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There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives.
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If you have two good off spinners, what is the problem in playing both of them.
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I'm used to being surrounded by really smart 22-year-old students who have no problem saying that something I suggested is not a very good idea.
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Most of the cricketers are doing side businesses apart from playing the sport, so why should I be left behind. I feel there is a lot of money in making films, and since Punjabi cinema is doing good, this is a lucrative option for me.
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In some ways, Trump's large, national coalition defies easy characterization. He draws from a broad base of good people: kind folks who open their homes and hearts to people of all colors and creeds, married couples with happy homes and families who live nearby, public servants who put their lives on the line to fight fires in their communities.
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I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
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I feel good not just physically but as a person because I know I accomplished my goal, which everybody said I couldn't do in Venezuela.
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Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.
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'Queen of Hearts' is one I'm really proud of because I worked so hard on it, and then I was told it wasn't good enough to be included on an Allman Brothers album. That directly led me to go into the studio and cut 'Laid Back,' my first solo release. So 'Queen of Hearts' is special to me.
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As an actor, you are in a unique position because you're not only memorizing dialogue but really embodying it. You naturally feel the rhythm of good writing.
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While the public school rewards failure by throwing more government money at failing school systems, the voucher system does the opposite.
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A great Chicano forebear of mine in writing is Rolando Hinojosa-Smith. He was writing good border mysteries for Chicano readers back in the '80s and '90s.
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I absolutely love reading; it is a fantastic way of unwinding.
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I worry that we don't have a very good definition of consciousness yet which makes it hard to tackle.
