Edward Boyden Quotes
One of the things that got me transitioning from physical science to brain science was asking, Why do we understand so much about the universe?
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Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
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I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.
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If they understand, which I believe they really are sensing, that the alternative the Republicans have been offering is to repeal what we've done, to go back to Bush policies - and if you asked the public what would you prefer, Bush economic policies or Obama economic policies, they take and prefer Obama economic policies.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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Between the ages of 18 and 20, I made three hour-long films. One was a superhero film called 'Carbolic Soap.' One was a cop film called 'Dead Right.' And the other was called 'A Fistful Of Fingers.'
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I give people what they want in the hope that they will begin to want what I want to give them!
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Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.
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Every question is a hypothetical question for everyone but the person who asks it.
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These days we're all hyper-aware of the canonical way in which stories are supposed to play out - people are taught all about three-act scripting and where to put the reversal and all of that - and I think we can do more interesting narratives.
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A man is as alive as he can communicate.
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The fans sing my name around the world. When I meet fans, they ask, 'How are you? All good with your family?'
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You were born as the one you are.
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It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.
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Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.
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A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
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Paper Moon didn't bring me love.
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There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession. And when those rare roles come along, like 'Down to the Bone,' you have the opportunity to be of service.
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Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight.
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Students never think it can be the teacher's fault and so I thought I was stupid. I was frustrated and would come home and cry because I couldn't do it. Then we got a new teacher who made math accessible. That made all the difference and I learned that it's how you present it that makes it scary or friendly.
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I definitely felt by the time I got to grad school - which was a great experience - I was like, 'What's the difference between the teachers and the students? Why are the teachers teachers if they want to be acting?' It didn't make sense to me anymore. It's not like you learn how to set a broken bone and you get the stamp of approval.
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Poverty is a state of mind.
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Ultimately peer pressure can lead people to bully, but peer pressure can also say bullying is not acceptable.
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One of the things that got me transitioning from physical science to brain science was asking, Why do we understand so much about the universe?
