Helen Fisher Quotes

The brain was not built to walk into a bar, where you know nobody, and start a conversation. That's not the way humanity has courted.

Helen Fisher

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WalkBrainStartHumanityYouKnow

It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what's left?

Jim Carrey

DreamsWisdomYour DreamsDeathYou

You've got to have an ego as big as Mars to want to think that you, of all people, are better than anyone else to be president of the United States. People that vain, they want their place in history, and they want to be able to control how much they'll be worshipped by future generations.

Jello Biafra

FutureHistoryPeopleControlEgo

Money never stays with me. It would burn me if it did. I throw it out of my hands as soon as possible, lest it should find its way into my heart.

John Wesley

HeartMoneyMeHandsFindBurn

If you don't have the time or desire to do whatever is being asked of you, say, 'no.' Even if you want to bake those cookies for your kid's fundraiser or take on a new freelancing gig, sometimes you just have to politely decline until you do have the extra time. The other party may be disappointed, but it's not the end of the world.

John Rampton

TimeWorldEndYouPartyCookies

My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations.

Sue Kelly

FutureEnvironmentalLegacyBelief

The AAU doesn't care about the athletes; why should I care about them?

Steve Prefontaine

CareWhyShouldAthletesAboutThem

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Robert W. Service

MountainBrainySandYouAheadShoe

There's something about us as stand-ups that when we're on our feet, we feel more in control of the situation and in control of our bodies and our delivery.

Michelle Wolf

ControlFeetFeelSituationMoreUs

I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling's 'The Elephant's Child' and 'The Jungle Book.' Deep down, I've always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant.

Michael Morpurgo

GreatBestChildBookDeepElephant

Basically, I think some of the weight helped take some of the walls down in reality, so basically I got a little more confident. I'm definitely not super confident, but I am confident that I don't have to hide behind those layers of fat and that I can actually open up to people a little more.

Lisa Lampanelli

WallsI AmPeopleThinkRealityFat

I'm just god-gifted: I have a talent. Even when I played basketball, no one ever taught me the game. I just played it. And with football, I just converted basketball to football and just played.

Jason Pierre-Paul

FootballTalentMeBasketballGame

Science fiction I've always been a fan of.

Jason Statham

ScienceScience FictionAlwaysBeen

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