Sebastian Seung Quotes

When people hear that I'm a neuroscientist, they ask me tough questions. 'Will grandpa learn to walk again after his stroke?' 'How can my son overcome his dyslexia?' 'What could have caused my best friend to become schizophrenic?' When I can't give satisfying answers, they look disappointed - and I feel embarrassed.

Sebastian Seung

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FriendSonBestWalkPeopleMe

If the views I have expressed be right, we can think of our civilization evolving with the growth of knowledge from small wandering tribes to large settled law.

John Boyd Orr

GrowthKnowledgeLawSmallThink

I've written a lot about southern California, but I don't use the same characters. Leave the people in the songs in the songs, is my philosophy.

John Darnielle

PeoplePhilosophyCaliforniaLeave

No more turning a blind eye to Chinese spies in our nuclear labs. No more keeping silent about Chinese slave labor camps.

Steve Forbes

EyeBlindLaborSilentMoreSlave

I've seen people be effective, even among local teams, by offering something that improves wellbeing in a small way - people who get passionate about smart investment strategies and managing finances for retirement, for example.

Tom Rath

SmartPeopleSmallRetirementWay

Religion has endured since the dawn of human consciousness precisely because it encompasses so much of being human. No idea has endured so long, gathered up so many disparate needs and wants and feelings, and inspired so many different paths towards understanding it.

Robert Winston

ReligionDawnUnderstandingLongUp

I saw no reason why childhood shouldn't last forever. So I created clothes that worked and moved and allowed people to run, to jump, to leap, to retain their precious freedom.

Mary Quant

FreedomChildhoodPeopleClothesRun

I studied Shakespeare in college, but not theatrically, more in terms of literature, and then I kind of took a break from it. Now there's resurgence in my appreciation for him. It's amazing: there are so many book titles and song titles that come just from lines that he wrote.

Julia Stiles

AppreciationCollegeAmazingSong

I think there's something special about getting a moment perfect or near perfect. In a film, you can do that.

Joshua Henry

MomentThinkYouPerfectSpecial

No one should be denied the opportunity to choose his or her spouse. It is a basic human right and deeply personal decision.

Jared Polis

OpportunityDecisionChoosePersonal

If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable to meet its promises to tomorrow's retirees, and it will burden our children and grandchildren with exhaustive taxes.

Chris Chocola

TodayChildrenTomorrowPromisesNow

I was always a history buff.

Clive Cussler

HistoryAlwaysBuff

It's very important to be conscious and happy from within. No beauty cream can come close to the wonders a balanced body-mind can do for you.

Anushka Shetty

BeautyHappyYouImportantWithin

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