"It is strongly suspected that a NEWTON or SHAKESPEARE excels other mortals only by a more ample development of the anterior cerebral lobes, by having an extra inch of brain in the right place."

-- Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet

#Brain Quotes #Development Quotes #Newton Quotes

“When the kids are laughing in the audience, I tear up, I'm so happy I did a nice thing.”

Source : Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. December 21, 2008.
“Most importantly, what you get from a greasy spoon is a certain kind of smell that has been almost legislated out of existence. It is cigaretty, certainly, and it also has the catch-throat quality of smoking fat. It is a warm, companionable fug that rises to meet you as you step through the door on a late autumn day and it is how public places used to smell in my childhood in the 1970s. It is real, it is human, and it beats anything I know.”
“A Clinton presidency is an Obama third term. And it's very difficult for them to get away from it.”
“I didn't just want to be the one who was always looking around at the weird family members. I wanted to make my mistakes.”

Source : "Tig Notaro Is Not Afraid of the Dark". Interview With Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. November 26, 2016.
“When youâ€™re young, whatever you do that makes you stand out is a frightening thing. You learn later that thatâ€™s what you want to do, stand out.”
“There is a garbage culture out there, where we pour garbage on people. Then the pollsters run around and take a poll and say, do you smell anything?”
“It is not enough that we build products that function, that are understandable and usable, we also need to build products that bring joy and excitement, pleasure and fun, and, yes, beauty to people's lives.”
“Genre, to me, is not all that important, and it never has been.”

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