Jami Attenberg Quotes

When we are young - or even 32 - we often say 'yes' to everything because we're worried that we won't know what we'll like if we don't try it.

Jami Attenberg

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KnowYoungSayTryEverythingYes

The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun.

John Desmond Bernal

ScienceArtTransformationPresent

For a long time after childhood ended and before I expressed my femininity through androgyny, I really didn't like looking in the mirror much because I just felt like I wasn't attractive.

Andreja Pejic

TimeMirrorChildhoodLookingLong

It was at the department store where people got away from provincialism.

Stanley Marcus

PeopleWhereAwayGotStore

I've had so many young girls come up to me after a show and say, 'How do I start putting my music on Bandcamp?' or 'I used to play music, but I don't anymore, and I really want to start writing again.' That's just the most amazing feeling.

Soccer Mommy

MusicAmazingMeWritingStartPlay

At the end of the day, humans are social animals and we are at our best when we get to do things with others who appreciate and enjoy what we enjoy. It's what keeps us human.

Simon Sinek

BestDayEndAppreciateEnjoyHuman

The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.

Townsend Harris

TimeHabitWarWillPaidOnly

I started at General Motors at 18 years old as a co-op student at the General Motors Institute, which is now Kettering.

Mary Barra

StudentNowOldYearsStartedWhich

Whenever I've tried to ingratiate myself to an existing community, I tend to give too much, to become whatever it is they want me to be. It's something I do automatically - I've learnt to immediately adapt.

Mitski

CommunityMyselfMeToo MuchAdapt

Surveying the way viruses have been discovered in the past, I came to the conclusion that I could use my technology that I developed as a graduate student - DNA microarray technology - to create a chip that would simultaneously screen for all viruses ever discovered, and furthermore have the built-in capability of discovering new viruses.

Joseph DeRisi

TechnologyPastCreateStudentNew

I'd like to think that, at the end of the day, you can look at the things that I made as a young person and the things I'll continue to make as I get older and they'll be consistently interesting and soulful things, and if you like them they'll be a part of your dimension, as well.

Chris Robinson

DayThinkEnd Of The DayEndLook

My wife needs her freedom just like me.

Clive Owen

FreedomWifeMeHerJustLike

I'm a crazy cinephile.

Bradley Cooper

Crazy

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