Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Sam Kean Quotes

Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american

Topics

Vision Animal Human Movement See

It's just what it is. It just all happened in my stride.

Just Happened Stride

I'm not handsome enough to be James Bond. Maybe a villain, though.

Villain Bond Handsome Enough Maybe

Great brands and great businesses have to be great storytellers, too. We have to tell stories - emotive, compelling stories - and even more so because we're nonfiction.

Angela Ahrendts

Great More Tell Nonfiction Because

There's nothing scarier than just having a moment where you looked away and lost your child.

Rosemarie DeWitt

Moment Child You Lost Nothing Where

I come from a background where you don't really talk about yourself much.

Yourself You Talk Where Come Much

I don't kiss nobody's butt.

Kiss Nobody Butt

We tend to think of heroes only in terms of violent combat, whether it's against enemies or a natural disaster. But human beings also perform radical acts of compassion; we just don't talk about them, or we don't talk about them as much.

Compassion Think Talk Human Heroes

It's not about choosing a specific genre; that's not how I go about deciding what movies to make.

Denis Villeneuve

Go Movies Make Genre How Choosing

I work at a non-profit called ALS Worldwide, where we work with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) patients and families. It is often heavy work, but I'm grateful to be able to contribute to the ALS community. I'm constantly learning about science and medicine, and I have the honor of corresponding with patients throughout the world.

Work Learning Community Science

I can remember me and my cousin always fighting. He was a big Bulls and Michael Jordan guy.

Chauncey Billups

Me Fighting Remember I Can Always

I think that you're always going to have some people who are negative or view you in a certain way.

People Negative Think View You Way

As a first-generation American, my parents expected that I would go on to have pretty tactical higher-education-type jobs - doctor, lawyer, engineer. Those were the three options. My dad was not at all open to the idea that there would not be a higher education in my future.

Bozoma Saint John

Education Future Parents Doctor Go

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Sam Kean