Daniel Levitin Quotes

The state-of-the-art techniques really allowed us to make maps of how Sting's brain organizes music. That's important because at the heart of great musicianship is the ability to manipulate in one's mind rich representation of the desired soundscape.

Daniel Levitin

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I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little bit of respect in return. Instead, the papers try to drag me off my pedestal.

Jim Carrey

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The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.

Jeremy Bentham

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Probably, had World War II not come along and intervened, I would have tried to be a doctor. My son's a doctor, and I still take some medical journals to this day.

John Glenn

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I always work in a room where there's no Internet to keep from being distracted so easily.

Jeffrey Eugenides

WorkInternetAlwaysRoomWhere

Despite the growing evidence of health benefits associated with coffee consumption, I still don't recommend my patients drink it - not because it's not healthy, but because there are even healthier choices.

Michael Greger

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Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the 'liberating' kind.

Robert Fisk

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Without bureaus, committees, officials or emissaries to manufacture sentiment in his favor, without intrigue or effort on his part, Grant is the candidate whose supporters have never threatened to bolt.

Roscoe Conkling

EffortNeverWithoutWhoseCandidate

My father's music was about revolution and changing the hearts and minds of people through love and the deliverance of everyone. We hope our brothers and sisters will follow our path and really start to consider ecology and utilizing material that benefits not only yourself but the people.

Rohan Marley

LoveFatherMusicHopePathPeople

Witness protection just makes for exciting stories and it's a really rich sort of place to grab stories from... people starting over completely, saying goodbye to their lives before... it never ends in terms of story opportunities.

Mary McCormack

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I have a thing for men's boxer briefs and a tank top. If I'm wearing them, I'm a happy gal.

Liz Vassey

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There was a time when liberalism was identified with anti-Communism. But the Vietnam War led liberals into the arms of the Left, which had been morally confused about Communism since its inception and had become essentially pacifist following the carnage of World War I.

Dennis Prager

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