Oliver Sacks Quotes

I think hallucinations need to be discussed. There are all sorts of hallucinations, and then many sorts which are okay, like the ones I think which most of us have in bed at night before we fall asleep, when we can see all sorts of patterns or faces and scenes.

Oliver Sacks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: July 9, 1933 - August 30, 2015

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I always felt that Bette Davis was one of the great screen actresses who never really got her due - she won two Oscars, but the last was in 1938, and that was really before all the great work that she did.

Robert Osborne

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The war in Iraq has fractured the political will of the United States and the world.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

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We're at unique point in history where the things that we are building are going to significantly impact our social, political, economical, and personal lives.

Anita Borg

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I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film.

Jeff Bridges

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The more I want a book to be done, the faster I type because I just want to get it out.

John Scalzi

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I came from the most orthodox background you could ask for.

Sonia Johnson

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Avoid sloth, the mother of all vices!

Toussaint Louverture

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The main battle is to make people realise that doubt is important. Doubt is good. The 'don't know' answer sometimes is the box you should tick, and it's about not being scared about that fact. Even the greatest minds don't know everything.

Robin Ince

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I have observed private and proprietary colleges, like the University of Phoenix, and the market they serve. And I found it intriguing the way in which they are trying to deliver the product, with more accountability, for a price.

Roy Romer

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I love Richard Pryor. I love him to death.

Mike Epps

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With power comes the abuse of power. And where there are bosses, there are crazy bosses. It's nothing new.

Judd Rose

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I love books where you feel you're having a romance with the writer.

Joseph O'Neill

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