Joshua Foer Quotes

I have never been particularly good with languages. Despite a dozen years of Hebrew school and a lifetime of praying in the language, I'm ashamed to admit that I still can't read an Israeli newspaper. Besides English, the only language I speak with any degree of fluency is Spanish.

Joshua Foer

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I have a gorgeous coat that I found at a vintage fair - it's just so elegant. Unfortunately, it has a massive hole underneath the arm, as I think I may have worn it to death!

Jessica Raine

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Because of our excessive touring and not giving up, it wasn't until 'Toys' came out that 'Dream On' really caught on. And then, of course, 'Walk This Way' crept up after that. Things went our way after that.

Joey Kramer

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Like all writers, I draw from life as I know it; but it's a refracted kind of reality, and none of it is factually true.

Jennifer Haigh

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Take away our things, and something in us dies.

Andre Aciman

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People like entitlements. That's why we spend so much on them.

Tucker Carlson

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I think that maybe human beings are conditioned to violence.

Rod Lurie

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Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't too happy. She'd say, 'Think about this.' And I'd always end up getting back in the pool.

Michael Phelps

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What people sometimes interpret as quirky is my attempt to subvert the concept of luxury by introducing elements that are considered ordinary or commonplace.

Miuccia Prada

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Once you're on, nobody can say, 'Cut it.' You're out there on your own, and there's always that thrill of a real live audience.

Jason Robards

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The capsules of the geranium furnish admirable barometers. Fasten the beard, when fully ripe, upon a stand, and it will twist itself or untwist, according as the air is moist or dry.

Dorothea Dix

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I wanted to demonstrate that Deathstroke does not need to solve every problem with his fists.

Christopher Priest

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I have a lot of glass in my house, and I remember saying as a joke once that I clean my stuff with Windex while my friends are over, but then I found myself actually doing that the other day. It's horrible.

Courteney Cox

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