Siri Hustvedt Quotes

Ego, id, and superego are terms familiar to all, but for many years, Freud's psychoanalytic theory has thrived in English departments around the country as a tool for interpreting literary texts but has rarely, if ever, been discussed in science departments.

Siri Hustvedt

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I do think we need to at least register artificial intelligence units to be able to monitor and control them. Because we want to control them and not vice versa.

Jens Martin Skibsted

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From your confessor, lawyer and physician, hide not your case on no condition.

John Harington

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One day, you'll get out of the Marine Corps; you'll put your uniform up, but you'll never not be a Marine.

John F. Kelly

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It doesn't matter how many people adore you or how skinny, successful, smart, talented, funny, kind, or compassionate you are. None of it matters if you don't see your wonderful self.

Amanda de Cadenet

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I harbor no illusion that government and elected office is a panacea for all of society's ills.

Michael Tubbs

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I heard during our label-searching that some labels hire statisticians instead of A&R people. They'll reach out to the bands that will statistically perform best monetarily instead of going out to shows and having an opinion on which music is good or bad.

Lucy Dacus

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I don't write thinking directly about what I'm feeling, usually. I just let myself write whatever comes out without it necessarily being directly a translation of what I'm aware that I'm feeling, you know?

Julia Holter

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To an extreme athlete, there's a certain appeal to doing extreme things - seeking the most extreme physical challenges in some of the most extreme climates in the world. Testing and expanding the limits of human endurance is kind of my thing.

Dean Karnazes

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The most important thing in games isn't the designer's narrative, but the story the player creates through his experiences.

Chris Avellone

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Many actresses do that kind of shoot when they are in their early 20s but I didn't think I had anything to worry about so I decided to go for it. I was very pleased with the results and it was also nice to surprise a few people.

Sharon Stone

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We all like to hear a man speak out on his convictions and principles. But at the same time, you must understand that when you're running on a ticket, you're running with a team.

Richard J. Daley

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I love rare books. Not that I own a lot of them, mind you. You couldn't quite call me a rare-book collector. But I did once work in a rare-books library, and I wrote a novel about a rare book.

Lev Grossman

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