Daphne Bavelier Quotes

You can't compare the effect of multimedia-tasking and the effect of playing action games. They have totally different effects on different aspects of cognition, perception and attention.

Daphne Bavelier

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PerceptionActionAttentionYou

We moved around a lot when I was growing up. I was always the new kid in class, but I was good at making friends. With an upbringing like that, I was either going to become an actor or a politician. Thank God I became an actor! I'm not cut out for politics.

John Lithgow

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We need the UN, to deal with the threats to our common security from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, not only in the case of Iraq. They must be tackled by the international community together, by strengthening conventions, treaties and agreements.

Anna Lindh

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When you are a public personality, you can't afford to be a recluse.

Sridevi

PersonalityYouReclusePublic

The French have a very deep knowledge of Islam in many areas, and we can exchange views.

Tony Tan

KnowledgeDeepIslamExchangeMany

I think of masculine and feminine energy like two sides to a battery. There's a plus side and a minus side, and in order to make something turn on, you need to have opposites touching. It's the same in relationships.

Tracy McMillan

EnergyThinkYouRelationshipsNeed

I've seen a lot of shows, but I can't possibly cram in everything that I'd like to, and it's exhausting trying to.

Mathew Baynton

TryingEverythingSeenLikeShows

We are seeing a changed Mumbai, but having showcased Dharavi in 'Slum Dog Millionaire' brought shame and disgrace to our city. Whenever the firangs visit Mumbai, they must visit Dharavi; it has become a sightseeing spot. However, I feel saddened about it.

Rohit Shetty

DogCityFeelSeeingBecomeMumbai

I'd already made the decision before I'd even read it-just because it was John Sayles. Then when I read it, the themes were actually themes that have been a big part of my life.

Mary Steenburgen

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'The Muthaship' was an experiment. All my friends are working at Endemol, so they just kind of pushed me into it to see if we could shoot a little web series on an iPhone - and that's what we did: we shot it on an iPhone. So it's so experiential and so silly.

Drea De Matteo

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I know that is what I was put on Earth to do - to be a mother.

Cheryl Cole

MotherEarthKnowPut

Beast Books will be longer than conventional long-form magazine articles but shorter than conventional nonfiction books. They will be published digitally and distributed on multiple platforms, and will soon thereafter be available as handy paperbacks.

Tina Brown

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I like poetry when I don't quite understand why I like it. Poetry isn't just a question of wrapping something up and giving it to someone else to unwrap. It just doesn't work like that.

Mark Haddon

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