"Our culture is an edifice built of externalized memories."

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Source : Joshua Foer (2011). “Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything”, p.23, Penguin

Joshua Foer

#Memories Quotes #Culture Quotes

“Identity is something that you are constantly earning.”
“No one realized that the pumps that delivered fuel to the emergency generators were electric.”
“Their throats were bare for God.”
“For those people who fail to see the injustices that are occurring, in particular with the Muslim community, I think it's because you've sat in a seat of privilege for a long time, and you kind of choose to be myopic and not think of those people around you.”

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“I don't know why it surprises people that I surprise them.”
“No. The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it's a world, or a relationship... Everything has its time. And everything ends.”

Source : "Doctor Who: School Reunion". TV Series, www.imdb.com. 2006.
“I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace is an interlude during war.”
“Mistakes are a part of the dues one pays for a full life.”

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