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Jared Diamond Quotes

Human societies vary in lots of independent factors affecting their openness to innovation.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: September 10, 1937

Topics

Innovation Independent Human Openness

I have an iPad and I watch three things: 'The Daily Show,' '60 Minutes,' and 'Meet the Press.'

Jesse Eisenberg

Daily Three Meet Things Watch Show

For me, fiction isn't very cathartic. It can be a broad, long catharsis, but it's a whole different thing - whereas music is physical. Essentially, it goes in through your ear. Fiction is cerebral, necessarily. It can do emotional stuff. But they don't really compare - not for me.

Music Me Long Emotional Fiction

Nobody told me there was any idea for a sequel to 'The Exorcist.' But my agent called me to tell me they were going to do it, and there was a part for me. I said, 'But I died in the first film.' 'Well,' he told me, 'this is from the early days of Father Merrin's life.' I told him I just didn't want to do it again.

Life Father Me Early Nobody Said

I believe that Christians believe in salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. And we believe that if you're saved, Jesus becomes your savior. He makes a promise to you. You can trust his promises. You can bank on that word.

Robert H. Schuller

Faith Trust Grace Promises Believe

When I started, my teachers told me that I had to sing 'Mozart, Mozart, Mozart.' I said, 'No, I want to sing all the other stuff.' If you do not push yourself, you will stay the same. Maybe some singers are happy with that, but I have to move, I have to do something new always.

Yourself Happy Me Push You New

The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or in his soul.

Soul Strong Help Healthy Individual

We're all flawed people at the end of the day; I don't know any perfect people.

Michelle Monaghan

Day People End Of The Day End Know

You have 435 people in the United States House of Representatives trying to get along.

People Trying You House Along Get

A lot of political music to me can be rather pedantic and corny, and when it's done right - like Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne or great satire from Randy Newman, there's nothing better.

Music Great Me Better Political

My whole life, I thought I sucked. And then I get in here, and I grapple other people, and I'm like, 'I'm actually good.'

Life Good People Thought Here Get

I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.

Challenge Day Every Day Go Out Like

The artist doesn't really think about consequences - he or she does the work, stands back and looks at and thinks, 'Hmm, that could have worked better like this.' But as a person who needs to sell tickets to do the next work, one needs to analyze how it does or does not hit its mark.

Work Think Better Artist Back Looks

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