"I think the existence of zombies would contradict certain laws of nature in our world. It seems to be a law of nature, in our world, that when you get a brain of a certain character you get consciousness going along with it."

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Source : "Should young people take risks while volunteering?" by Sally Higham, www.theguardian.com. July 17, 2013.

David Chalmers

#Character Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Our World Quotes

“We're not uncomfortable with it, and we've already been through enough of the music business where I'm not really worried that commercial success is going to in some way - we're already past saving, you know what I mean? It's too late for us.”
“Happy music doesn't tend to move me much”
“Nothing means more to me than helping my team win.”

Source : "Derek Fisher Chokes Up After Finals Win ", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 9, 2010.
“Never erase your past. It shapes who you are today and will help you to be the person you'll be tomorrow.”
“I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve.”
“Poorer people tend to watch more television because they can't afford other diversions.”

Source : "Can Aereo Disrupt the TV Business?" by Ken Auletta, www.newyorker.com. February 18, 2013.
“It was my Fat Elvis period. I was eating and drinking like a pig. I was depressed and I was crying out for help. It's real. And I meant it.”
“Did either the nonexistent or the measured response after a series of attacks on Americans the past decade - in Lebanon, Africa, Saudi Arabia, New York, and Yemen - suggest to our terrorist enemies that it was wrong and unwise to kill reasonable and affable people, or did the easy killing imply that self-absorbed and pampered Lotus-eaters would not much care who or how many were butchered as long as it was within reasonable numbers and spread out over time?”

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