Siri Hustvedt Quotes

All human states are organic brain states - happiness, sadness, fear, lust, dreaming, doing math problems and writing novels - and our brains are not static.

Siri Hustvedt

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FearHappinessBrainWritingSadness

I think I know a lot about campaigns.

Jenna Bush

ThinkKnowI ThinkAboutCampaigns

I have always heard that you need to give yourself a long time to unplug when you do a sabbatical. I unplugged so fast I was a little concerned that I was losing brain capacity.

John Ortberg

TimeYourselfLosingBrainLongYou

I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice, or virtue come through merely human institutions.

Jeane Kirkpatrick

JusticeMistakeThinkVirtueHuman

Not that I'm some rocker, but what I do in a show is probably far more aggressive than what Dean Martin or Bobby Darin ever did.

Michael Buble

AggressiveMoreShowFarThanSome

All I will say is that I'm playing a lot of different roles that, to be honest, are more interesting and demanding than any I've played before.

Sophie Marceau

InterestingSayWillMoreHonest

Traveling is definitely something that your average 17-year-old doesn't get to do. One week we're in Japan, one week we're in Australia, one week we're back home going to football games.

Solange Knowles

HomeFootballWeekBackAustralia

I've always been known in my family as the one who imitates the crazy Dominican relatives.

Rose Abdoo

FamilyCrazyAlwaysRelativesBeen

The greatness of being an artist is the kind of ridiculous guffaw you can have at one's own misery. 'That was miserable! Now how can I write about it?'

Michael Winter

GreatnessYouArtistRidiculousKind

Sister relationships span a huge range, from best friends to worst enemies. From 'I adore her; I talk to her five times a day' to 'I decided to cut her out of my life.' For most women, it's in between.

Deborah Tannen

LifeWomenBestDaySisterMy Life

The 49ers drafted me assuming I wanted to play more than one year. At the time, I did, too. Things changed. They didn't deserve to be undercut. And I didn't want that to happen.

Chris Borland

TimeMeYearPlayWantDeserve

Three 'Jurassic Park' movies isn't enough! You want more!

Colin Trevorrow

EnoughYouThreeWantMoviesMore

One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for law enforcement officers to assist in protecting the public outside their jurisdictions is that it may give them encouragement or even a sense of obligation to do so.

Bobby Scott

PurposeLawLaw EnforcementProblems

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