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Joshua Foer Quotes

Since at least the Middle Ages, philosophers and philologists have dreamed of curing natural languages of their flaws by constructing entirely new idioms according to orderly, logical principles.

Joshua Foer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 23, 1982

Topics

Flaws New Principles Natural Middle

My dad was born in 1909, my mother in 1914, I believe. Their life experiences were different than younger parents, so I grew up with a different perspective.

Joe R. Lansdale

Life Mother Perspective Parents Born

The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.

Stephen Sondheim

Down Country Used Broadway Get Them

This career essentially chased me down while I was on the spoken-word scene in New York. I kept hearing that my delivery of my poetry - which was very personal and cathartic at the time- was very moving to folks. People thought that I was an actress because of my delivery, when I was just dropping into the work and really pouring out my soul.

Sonja Sohn

Work Time Soul Poetry New York Me

You never begin a new life. It's a mistake to think that you end one part of your life and start another as if there's no continuity.

Rudy Giuliani

Life Mistake Start Think End You

Words can come and go. Your acts are going to speak for themselves.

Javier Hernandez

Words Speak Come And Go Go Going

Employers should not be able to impose their religious beliefs on female employees, ignoring their individual health decisions and denying their right to reproductive care. Bosses belong in the boardroom, not in the bedroom.

Dina Titus

Health Care Decisions Employees

I like that I have kids still willing to hold my hand.

Christine Taylor

Hand Hold Willing Still Like Kids

Always a godmother, never a mother. That sucks. I've got to get me one of those little accessories.

Courteney Cox

Mother Me Never Accessories Always

I'm incredibly tenacious, but I also try so hard in my work to really listen to people and address their point of view. In the end, I always remember who I'm an advocate for.

Nina Shaw

Work People End View Remember Try

Once you live in New York, you can't live anywhere else. Living in Paris is like going in slow motion. It's so bourgeois. I get so bored.

Marina Abramovic

Live New York Slow You New Living

Nothing can really prepare you for when you get in the Formula One car. Knowing that you're driving a multimillion-dollar car, and if you crash it it's going to cost a lot of money, and they might not give you another chance, is scary.

Lewis Hamilton

Car Money Chance Driving You Scary

When you have a name actor, with a face that people recognise and a name that can go on posters or billboards and be able to appear on the talkshow circuit and tout the film, that's always a plus.

Kelly Asbury

People Face Name You Go Actor