Alison Gopnik Quotes

As adults, when we attend to something in the world we are vividly conscious of that particular thing, and we shut out the surrounding world. The classic metaphor is that attention is like a spotlight, illuminating one part of the world and leaving the rest in darkness.

Alison Gopnik

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I came to the conclusion that in order to end racial barriers, I needed to run for the office of the president and put forth an agenda of social justice and world peace. In addition, I concluded that someone needed to run and challenge the liberal orthodoxy.

Jesse Jackson

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And the narrative for the Taliban that they can wait us out is a flawed narrative. I think that the unambiguous international support for Afghanistan has been a very powerful message. You know, that was the message that came out of the NATO summit. We will not abandon Afghanistan.

John R. Allen

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People are fed up with seeing the same thing over and over. They want a qualitative change.

Amitabh Bachchan

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I still get a little nervous before performing. You don't want to forget a lyric; you don't want to make a mistake. I still get butterflies. You can try to judge an audience, but you can only really judge things by the applause.

Tony Bennett

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I love the way the game of golf is lived and played in Scotland. I always have.

Tom Watson

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Session work makes you more strict. You can't hit notes all over the place. You've got to make each one really count.

Ritchie Blackmore

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I've been thinking of trying my hand at rap. I've been recording snippets on my BlackBerry.

Rufus Wainwright

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I do have faith. I don't have faith that a God exists, nor do I have faith that one does not; I have absolute faith that I do not know, cannot know, am only human, am an infinitesimal creature packed onto a cramped planet crowded with seven billion bodies, and as many yearning hearts, and as many questioning minds.

Marya Hornbacher

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Nobody was talking about healthcare until 'Sicko' came out.

Michael Moore

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In an era in which war and terrorism - at home and abroad - are often based on racial, religious and ethnic differences, rediscovering the wisdom of love and compassion may help us increase our survival at a time when an increasingly divided country and world so badly need it.

Dean Ornish

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It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.

Ansel Adams

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I never really read superhero stuff as a kid.

Alison Bechdel

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