Charles Duhigg Quotes
I think there's a lot of people who right now are worried that people are going down frivolous paths, like inventing new social networks or new games, instead of inventing the cures for cancer or fundamental technologies that will change the world.
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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If anything, I was a prodigious eater of everything that was put in front of me. That was probably the only thing my parents wouldn't complain about.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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When this space walk will be completed, then the arm will be fully operational and ready for the next activity that will be pretty much the testing, the first flight testing of the space station arm.
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In England we have come to rely upon a comfortable time-lag of fifty years or a century intervening between the perception that something ought to be done and a serious attempt to do it.
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Bruckner's Eighth is a colossus.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it.
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I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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The Washingtonian said it shouldn't be built. The gallery's East Building is now considered a triumph, and members of the American Association of Architects have voted it one of the best buildings of all time.
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Be yourself, take control of your life.
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We like to crystallize something in the audience's brain that makes them say, 'Hey I really want to watch that. I'm really interested in it.'
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Nobody likes to lose. I'm not going to be happy and excited about that, but I'm still going to be me because I know from the bottom of my heart there's going to be a next game; maybe try to win the next game.
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I loved my 17 years with R.E.M., but I'm ready to reflect, assess and move on to a different phase of my life. The four of us will continue our close friendship, and I look forward to hearing their future efforts as the world's biggest R.E.M. fan.
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It's difficult because nothing's preordained by plan and you can't control it. That's one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities of being an actor. A lot has to do with luck, no matter what your talent or contribution can be.
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I think there's a lot of people who right now are worried that people are going down frivolous paths, like inventing new social networks or new games, instead of inventing the cures for cancer or fundamental technologies that will change the world.
