"We can know ourselves only because we can remember."

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Source : John J. Ratey, M.D. (2001). “A User's Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theatres of the Brain”, p.185, Vintage

John Ratey

#Chaos Quotes #Remember Quotes

“Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur.”
“I try to keep away from being bigheaded. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink for the rest of their life. But there are several respected adult actors who were child actors that started very young. I'm going to try and model myself after Kurt Russell and Jodie Foster. Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.”
“I think about death a lot, like I think we all do. I don't think of suicide as an option, but as fun. It's an interesting idea that you can control how you go. It's this thing that's looming, and you can control it.”
“Laughter is more than just a pleasurable activity...When people laugh together, they tend to talk and touch more and to make eye contact more frequently.”
“Shy gold begins to peep through the sombre green - the wattle's wedding dress - and Spring is near. Then suddenly it seems, one golden morning, the Bush awakes, a living thing. Flowers bloom, birds sing, and all the world puts on its gayest dress to greet the laughing Spring.”
“It's no secret that this is the only place I've ever wanted to work. When people ask me where I went to school, I tell them WWE University.”
“The straight line leads to the downfall of humanity.”

Source : Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Andreas Hirsch (2011). “Art of the green path”, Prestel Pub
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