Joshua Foer Quotes

We often talk about people with great memories as though it were some sort of an innate gift, but that is not the case. Great memories are learned. At the most basic level, we remember when we pay attention. We remember when we are deeply engaged.

Joshua Foer

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MemoriesGreatPeopleGiftRemember

I can sing fine and I can play guitar fine, but put 'em together and it becomes a thoughtful effort.

Jerry Cantrell

TogetherEffortGuitarThoughtful

I think a lot of people might've and probably did have the idea of renting clothes before me. I was the only one who was crazy enough to attempt it.

Jennifer Hyman

PeopleMeCrazyThinkClothesIdea

Empirical and observational data along with a healthy dash of intuition often have to be combined as business owners begin to look outward, not inward, at what solutions they can provide to their customers.

Michael Gerber

BusinessDataLookHealthyBegin

When two people meet, and it's the right combination, it does ground you suddenly.

Sophie Hunter

PeopleYouMeetRightTwo People

History is history.

Troy Vincent

History

Sometimes we have to actually say, I think you're really funny, but none of your jokes are going to make it on the air. So just answer my questions. Seriously.

Rob Corddry

FunnyThinkQuestionsYouSometimes

To be honest, I used to hate shopping. I rarely left a store without crying, cursing my body, and swearing under my breath at the fashion industry.

Mary Lambert

HateShoppingFashionBodyWithout

Truth is a pain which will not stop. And the truth of this world is to die. You must choose: either dying or lying. Personally, I have never been able to kill myself.

Louis-Ferdinand Celine

TruthMyselfPainWorldTruth Is

I've been thinking a lot about the speed and spectacle in today's fashion industry, because they seem to mirror stresses in other creative fields.

Anna Wintour

TodayMirrorCreativeFashionSpeed

Out of nothing can come, and nothing can become nothing.

Persius

NothingBecomeOutCome

Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.

Rick Warren

ServiceYouCountryPlaceNothing

Throughout elementary and middle school, I was used to hearing other words: Smart. Studious. Well-spoken. Well-read. They became pillars of my self-confidence, enabling me to build myself up on what I contributed rather than what I looked like.

Janet Mock

MyselfWordsSchoolSmartMeBuild

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