Antonio Damasio Quotes

Why do we have a brain in the first place? Not to write books, articles, or plays; not to do science or play music. Brains develop because they are an expedient way of managing life in a body.

Antonio Damasio

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There were lots of songs that were on 'It Still Moves' that I had written, and we had played - rehearsed, but also played live a couple of times - that could've gone on 'At Dawn', but we always knew we wanted to make a record that was more quote-unquote 'rock n' roll.'

Jim James

LiveDawnRockMoreAlwaysGone

Creativity does not stop just because you're over 50. Hollywood spits female actresses out after age 29, but you don't stop creating. If anything, you become wiser and even better.

Jenifer Lewis

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I am a huge fan of Nirvana and always will be.

Jeffree Star

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Theatre is a playground. It really is, and we should use that playground more.

John Tiffany

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'The Simpsons' appearances were great fun. But I don't take them too seriously. I think 'The Simpsons' have treated my disability responsibly.

Stephen Hawking

GreatFunThinkDisabilitySeriously

On an emotional level, success in America would be terrible for me; it would be insane. I really, seriously, never want to be famous here.

Robbie Williams

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Political people give speeches and espouse positions declaring that America is the best and strongest nation in the world.

Mike Barnicle

BestPeopleWorldPoliticalAmerica

We are not post-racial. And in many ways we don't even know how to have a conversation about being post-racial. Until we get out of that old-school way of thinking about race and opportunity and the ability to transcend some of the past of this country, then we're going to be stuck in the 20th-century conversation about race.

Donna Brazile

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I think anyone who has a passion for what they love to do, and who pursue it, is inspirational for me.

Colin Morgan

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Too many people I've loved dearly have left this earth. And some I've lost are still here breathing the same air. That grief can be comparable if not worse in its consumption.

Aunjanue Ellis

GriefPeopleLovedEarthLostAir

In most cases, no one asks what I think, and so for me to be ready to volunteer it unprompted, I have to feel very ready to accept whatever is coming next.

Allison Williams

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I still get nervous on dates. I'll be sitting at dinner with a guy and I have to excuse myself and go to the bathroom because I can't breathe.

Shannen Doherty

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