David Grann Quotes

After a traumatic event, people tend to store a series of memories and arrange them into a meaningful narrative. They remember exactly where they were and to whom they were talking.

David Grann

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MemoriesPeopleTalkingRemember

What we love about working at Marvel is they'll have a crazy opening for a movie like 'The Avengers' - like, a record-breaking all-time opening - and you get to the office on Monday, and they don't even have a pizza; it's back-to-work time.

Joe Russo

LoveTimePizzaMondayCrazyYou

We are all a unique person with everyone we meet.

Joel Kinnaman

UniquePersonMeetEveryone

Vegas is a testing ground for the human soul. What are our values, especially in a time of crisis? Work with Cirque du Soleil, and you learn that quickly. The former socialist street performers who now throw parties by the pool with Brazilian models, oh yes!

Robert Lepage

WorkTimeSoulLearnVegasYou

I think the reason that swearing is both so offensive and so attractive is that it is a way to push people's emotional buttons, and especially their negative emotional buttons. Because words soak up emotional connotations and are processed involuntarily by the listener, you can't will yourself not to treat the word in terms of what it means.

Steven Pinker

WordsYourselfPeopleTreatNegative

As you stopped to say hello, oh, you wished me well, you couldn't tell that I'd been crying over you.

Roy Orbison

MeYouSayHelloOverTell

When we're splitting our time between a physical and digital world, you have to stay safe online the same way you stay safe offline.

Jared Cohen

TimeWorldYouWayDigitalSame

Peter remained very quiet and shy, but when he spoke it made sense.

Jonathan King

QuietShySenseMadeHeVery

The 150th anniversary of Penn State will highlight what is important and good about this distinguished institution and the fine people and research that it produces.

Don Sherwood

GoodAnniversaryPeopleResearch

I don't like to spend money when I'm traveling. I like to go places like Hawaii and not spend money. I splurge on time.

Jonny Weston

TimeMoneyHawaiiGoPlacesLike

I wouldn't like to see a female Bond, because we wouldn't want to lose the Bond girls. But we could have a lesbian Bond - why not?

Diana Rigg

BondLoseWantWhySeeWhy Not

When you do a film, when you do a television show, eventually someone comes along and will say to you, 'Don't say that because, one, you will offend someone, or, two, no one will get that. Someone's going to be confused by that, not get the reference and feel abandoned, and then they will get angry at the entertainment.'

Douglas Carter Beane

AngryFeelConfusedSomeoneYouSay

What many teachers observe as violent behavior is often really just playful aggression.

Brian Sutton-Smith

BehaviorTeachersPlayfulAggression

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