Daniel Tammet Quotes

There is this mythology that says that when people are born, their brains are essentially fixed very early on and they're not able to change their connections. I was aware that was a myth and that people could learn new skills.

Daniel Tammet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 31, 1979

Topics

ChangePeopleConnectionsLearnBorn

I had an idea of what I thought was funny. It's kind of based on how I am.

Jennifer Aniston

FunnyI AmThoughtKindIdeaHow

Just because I beat David Haye doesn't make me a great fighter. I'm still the same fighter that I was.

Tony Bellew

GreatMeJust BecauseFighterBeat

I have very liberal parents. People forget that Fidel Castro was on the cover of 'Time' magazine, and the one that I remember the most - it's not necessarily my favorite - was when they dressed me as Castro when I was eight years old. I was in fatigues, camouflage hat, beard and cigar. I don't think I did that well with candy that year.

Robert Englund

TimeHatParentsPeopleMeBeard

Safer cities generally mean stronger urban economies.

Roger Altman

StrongerMeanUrbanCitiesSafer

I saw Gosling just kill it in 'Blue Valentine.' I thought he was just amazing at that, and I wouldn't mind maybe doing something like that.

Michael Pena

BlueMindAmazingThoughtDoingSaw

I wanted to come through with my own voice and, hopefully, have it affect people. I want people to know that I'm not an Elvis impersonator.

Lisa Marie Presley

PeopleVoiceKnowWantMy OwnOwn

Building a great team is the lifeblood of any startup, and finding great talent is one of the hardest and costliest tasks any CEO will ever face.

Jay Samit

GreatTalentTeamBuildingFaceCEO

The state knows best how to protect resources.

Joni Ernst

BestProtectResourcesKnowsState

The emotions in all true anxiety dreams are next to unbearable.

Dick Cavett

DreamsAnxietyEmotionsTrueNext

A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares.

Debi Mazar

HeroPeopleMeSelflessHelpBack

I like being in charge. I like being able to control my own destiny and ideas.

Dawn Richard

IdeasControlDestinyMy OwnOwn

By the time I discovered Chicano painters in the mid-'80s, I recognized that these guys were really world-class painters, but they weren't getting any attention, which was good in one sense in that I could get their work for cheaper!

Cheech Marin

WorkGoodTimeAttentionSenseGet

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