Joshua Foer Quotes

How much are we willing to lose from our already short lives by losing ourselves in our Blackberries, our iPhones, by not paying attention to the human being across from us who is talking with us, by being so lazy that we're not willing to process deeply?

Joshua Foer

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While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced.

John B. S. Haldane

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Of everyone else who was running, and there were some very talented people, none of them had anywhere near the experience I had in hiring people, holding them accountable, creating systems for accountability.

John Hickenlooper

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Ultimately, I think what I want from my career is to be able to create work for myself, and there's only so much you can do as an actor in a movie.

Lucas Hedges

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For me, family has always been one of the key reasons to make music.

Little Louie Vega

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I thought boxes were the best toy. When my parents got a new car, I ran to my mother and said, 'Did it come in a box?'

Colin Angle

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I am not sorry the CIA went to the edge of the law in the aftermath of 9/11 to prevent further mass-casualty attacks on the U.S.

Bret Stephens

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Overall, I was extremely impressed with the fashion scene that Stockholm has to offer, both on and off the runways.

Aslaug Magnusdottir

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Beatrice loves her glamorous dresses and her hair being curly or big - like Mummy's - and I hate volume. I like my hair to be sort of flat. I like just throwing on a pair of jeans and generally being more understated. She is more 'Let's do the glamour.' We're chalk and cheese.

Princess Eugenie of York

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Fashion is more about feel than science.

Pharrell Williams

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I think when you wear so many hats, be it of a mom or a working woman, you need to feel good and look good as well.

Twinkle Khanna

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For a long time, I have been making many predictions, far in advance, of events since come to pass, naming the particular locality. I acknowledge all to have been accomplished through divine power and inspiration.

Nostradamus

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I think that's the key to any artistic endeavor: You want it to feel fresh and not have people look at it like it's re-creation of something else unless it's done in a really strong way.

Kenya Barris

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