Paul Bloom Quotes

On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an appetite for retribution.

Paul Bloom

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PerspectiveEmpathyDriveDirection

I don't want at the end of my life to look back at just a bunch of fictional movies I was involved in that kept taking me away from the real world.

Joel Edgerton

LifeMeWorldEndMy LifeLook

It's not okay to be fat - not because of the way you look, but because it's unhealthy. I have experienced hormonal problems, bad skin, immense laziness, and back and knee pain. It's not fine to be too fat or too thin! Anything in extremes is wrong. I am afraid of putting on weight because I don't want to develop health problems.

Sonam Kapoor

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My best memories are because I was on teams I love - even going back to being a kid. Not just in the NBA.

Steve Nash

LoveMemoriesBestBackKidGoing

Writing fiction is... an endless and always defeated effort to capture some quality of life without killing it.

Rose Wilder Lane

LifeQualityEffortWritingDefeated

There is no real way to categorize McLean's 'American Pie' for its hybrid of modern poetry and folk ballad, beer-hall chant and high-art rock.

Douglas Brinkley

PoetryAmericanPieRockWayReal

I've taken advantage of a few breaks that came along and moved along with them.

Clint Eastwood

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My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

Clara Schumann

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I had a lot of self-confidence.

Bowie Kuhn

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If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are.

Alice Cooper

ListeningRock StarYouInformation

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

Alice Walker

PurpleFeminist

We have a lot of really great companies in Canada, and I think there's always been this fear that 'great' in Canada doesn't mean great on a world stage. We need more self-confidence. We are building incredibly good businesses with incredibly good people, being loyal, dedicating themselves to solving important problems.

Tobias Lutke

GoodFearGreatPeopleWorldThink

Beyonce knows what looks good on her and what doesn't. She likes fitted dresses. They flatter her curvy figure. Baggy tops don't work. But for everyday wear, she really prefers jeans and a fitted jacket.

Tina Knowles

WorkGoodLooksEverydayJacketShe

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