Daniel Levitin Quotes

Getting new information through Web-surfing almost always feels more rewarding than having to generate new information in the work that is in front of us. It therefore takes increasing amounts of self-discipline to stay on task.

Daniel Levitin

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I think that Fox News is a bit schizophrenic.

John McCain

ThinkNewsFoxI ThinkSchizophrenic

The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times.

Angus Wilson

PeopleWorldOpportunitiesSometimes

Well, luckily with animation, fantasy is your friend.

Steven Spielberg

FriendFantasyAnimationWellYour

I deal with my sons like young men. If they have a problem with something, they come to me. I am the type of dad that will drop everything I am doing for them, and always tell them to talk to me about it.

Tracy Morgan

MenI AmMeProblemDoingYoung

Pakistan has done some really terrible things, and yet they also have facilitated our military capabilities in ways that are critical to our country.

Trent Franks

CountryDoneMilitaryThingsSome

As I grew up, I was interested in other areas, too, especially literature. It became a major love of mine. Later, it became a difficult choice for me as to whether to major in music or literature. It wasn't until my 30s that I began a profession in music.

Tom Glazer

LoveMusicMeLiteratureChoiceUp

We're all looking for those moments - a relief. That's why people go out and treat themselves.

Mick Fleetwood

PeopleLookingTreatMomentsGoWhy

I think the biggest challenge is to continue on the same path. I think it's easy to become complacent from the success you've had.

Jason Derulo

SuccessPathChallengeThinkYou

I can live for my music, but I don't need to be recognized everywhere.

Jose Gonzalez

LiveMusicI CanNeedRecognized

The most venomous animal that lives in the ocean is the box jellyfish. And every one of those barbs is sending that venom into this central nervous system. So first I feel like boiling hot oil I've been dipped in. And I'm yelling out, 'Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Help me! Somebody help me!' And the next thing is paralysis.

Diana Nyad

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Drawing was a cheap way for me to express myself. It gave a focus to my thinking and my life from a very early age.

Chris Renaud

LifeAgeMyselfFocusMeThinking

I think there are actors who are like, 'Okay, what am I doing, how am I doing it, what's the appeal? Tell me what to do, what are the exact lines from the script? Okay, I got it.' I am not that way. I would be a terrible bus driver. I'd want to be like, 'Oh, let's take this side road! Let's see what happens when we go down this back alley.'

Brian Huskey

I AmMeRoadThinkDoingDown

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