Louise Leakey Quotes

What the fossil record does do is to force us to contemplate our place on the planet. We are but one species of several hominids that inhabited Planet Earth, and like our distant cousins who went extinct fairly recently, our time on Planet Earth is also finite.

Louise Leakey

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TimePlaceEarthCousinsPlanetUs

Like the tail fins on fifties American cars or the parabolic shapes of Populuxe furniture, 'West Side Story' incarnates the dream of momentum in the golden age of the twentieth century.

John Lahr

AgeStoryAmericanMomentumDream

Walt's idea was that - as soon as the people who were dining got through their main course. They were supposed to all be seated, served at the same time, when they got into the dessert.

John Hench

TimePeopleDiningDessertSameGot

I'm a massive science fiction and fantasy geek.

Robert Kazinsky

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I've never been one to book a ton of commercials.

Stephanie Courtney

BookNeverBeenCommercialsTon

We use so much bad language that it forms a barrier between ourselves and the truth.

Tom Robbins

TruthLanguageBadBetweenMuchUse

There is an interesting scientific dispute about realism and optimism. Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out.

Martin Seligman

GoodOptimismPeopleControlThink

I think it helps if you have a clear vision of what you want.

Jon Watts

VisionThinkYouWantClearI Think

I was working - just a regular working-class guy - but, at the same time, always aspired to do music.

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

MusicTimeSameAlwaysGuyWorking

I don't really analyze my process. I do know that if it's not right, I won't move on. I'm tenacious to a fault about that.

Doug Liman

ProcessMove OnKnowRightFault

I know I am in a band that is famous, and my private life is famous. I get it, and it's fine. Even when I grew up in a village, people wanted to know who was going to the dance with whom, and I understand, but I think if I engage with it too much, it won't be that healthy.

Chris Martin

LifeDanceI AmPeopleThinkFamous

Right now, I've never been more impressed by the new bands that we meet. I may be 10, 20 years older, but we're all on the same page about culture, music and life.

Chris Robinson

LifeMusicCultureNewPageMeet

Did Google need to make robot cars in order to make Streetview work? Absolutely not. It's the equivalent of saying you need a walking robot in order to push an upright vacuum cleaner. It's gratuitous robotics!

Colin Angle

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