As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences.
Eben Alexander
Recitation: by Male by Female
Both my parents were atheists, and my grandmother was an atheist in rural Kentucky, and so they were trying to make sure that my brother and I would be atheists, too, and it worked, which doesn't mean that they didn't teach us a lot of wonder of science and of nature and the world and all of that.
Andrew Sean Greer
NatureScienceBrotherParentsWorld
I remember being an art student and going to the Whitney in 1974 to see the exhibition of Jim Nutt, the Chicago imagist. It was then I transferred to school in Chicago, all because of that show.
Jeff Koons
ArtSchoolRememberStudentChicago
'Tell me about yourself.' When interviewers ask this, they don't want to hear about everything that has happened in your life; the interviewer's objective is to see how you respond to this vague yet personal question.
Travis Bradberry
LifeYourselfMeYouWantPersonal
My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad's dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.
Tony Hale
FamilyPathAppreciationMeChoose
I try to understand faith and religion. I was raised by wonderful Catholic parents who were deeply faithful and taught us that God is a God of love.
Roxane Gay
LoveGodFaithReligionParentsTry
The job market of the future will consist of those jobs that robots cannot perform. Our blue-collar work is pattern recognition, making sense of what you see. Gardeners will still have jobs because every garden is different. The same goes for construction workers. The losers are white-collar workers, low-level accountants, brokers, and agents.
Michio Kaku
WorkFutureJobConstructionYou
I just cut songs I love and that represent what I want to say. And if it crosses over, that's very flattering. It's cool to know that with people listening to rock and rap, I'm sitting on their iPods along with that stuff.
Luke Bryan
LovePeopleCoolListeningKnowSay
Frankly, a lot of candidates have no problem being sold to the highest bidder if it means they will win.
Jason Kander
WinProblemWillBeingMeansSold
I noticed that democracy was broken and tried to work on fixing that in Japan. Then I realized that it was broken all over the place and decided to work on that too.
Joichi Ito
WorkBrokenDemocracyPlaceOver
There is a piece of me that likes to fondly imagine my maverick and rebellious nature. But, more accurately, I like to have a nice and cosy institution that I can rub up against a little bit.
Douglas Adams
NatureMeI CanNiceMoreUp
I cannot do business. I cannot sit and say, 'How are you, the weather's great, how's your golf?' I'm like a bull in a china shop.
Cilla Black
BusinessGreatWeatherGolfYouSay
I like feminine suits with unexpected details.
Aslaug Magnusdottir
SuitsDetailsUnexpectedLike
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