David Eagleman Quotes

What has always surprised me when I walk into a bookstore is the number of books that you can find that are written with certainty. The authors tell some story as though it's true, but they don't have any evidence that it is true!

David Eagleman

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WalkMeStoryYouFindTrue

Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.

Joan Armatrading

YouMeetWhyUnderstandJustHour

I hadn't ever worked with an 'editor' until I was 26 - although that could be partly chalked up to the MFA vs. NYC thing, where I came up through institutions that encouraged writers to write privately for a long, long time and not sully themselves with concerns about audience or the business side of writing.

Jenny Zhang

BusinessTimeWritingLongLong Time

It's a combination of targeting higher paying jobs in these growth areas and fostering closer cooperation with higher education; a rising tide that lifts all boats.

John Hoeven

EducationGrowthHigher Education

Jewish comedy doesn't come out of nothing. Jewish music doesn't come out of nothing... I don't want to be part of a story where Jews are just victims or bullies - and I'm not saying that's what the Israelis are.

Simon Schama

MusicSayingStoryComedyWantOut

I was very frustrated, in a physical sense, by people seeing me in a way that I wasn't. And I was beginning to find myself boxed into a corner. Hopefully things have loosed up a bit, and I've gotten better and become more relaxed as an actor.

Rufus Sewell

MyselfBeginningPeopleMeBetter

I've been wanting to be sponsored by some kind of hair product for a long time. I have a lot of hair, and it goes through a lot in my training camps anyways, so having some kind of great hair sponsor would probably be awesome for me. I'm kind of hard on my hair, but I think I have nice hair.

Miesha Tate

GreatTimeTrainingMeHairThink

Everywhere in life, everywhere in the world, there has to be bosses.

Michael Madigan

LifeWorldBossesEverywhere

I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.

Ludwig van Beethoven

MeFateWillOvercomeSeizeNever

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.

David Starr Jordan

WisdomDoingVirtueKnowingNext

There's always going to be something said that hurts you.

Boy George

YouSaidAlwaysSomethingGoing

It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves.

Thornton Wilder

TimeRiverEyeLandscapeAppearance

I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.

Thomas Perry

VoiceUniqueAnythingMaintain

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