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Daniel Everett

"As a scientist, objectivity is one of my most deeply held values. If we could just try harder, I once thought, surely we could each see the world as others see it and learn to respect one another's views more readily. But I learned from the Pirahas, our expectations, our culture, and our experiences can render even perceptions of the environment nearly incommensurable cross-culturally."

Source : Daniel Everett (2010). “Don't Sleep, There are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle”, p.17, Profile Books

Daniel Everett

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“I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief that you can do something great means you will do something great.”
“I mean the only thing us dead soldiers got in common is that none of us was good enough or lucky enough to survive the fight. We're a host of failures.”
“First words on the first telephone - "Mr. Watson - come here - I want to see you."”
“Some people in my family achieved a lot, some people inherited a lot. But I turned my back on the whole thing.”

Source : "Anna Chancellor: My family values". Interview with Caroline Rees, www.theguardian.com. April 20, 2012.
“Most one-run games are lost, not won.”
“I spent quite a lot of time pissing off my friends because I could get girls with a British accent, despite the fact that I was tubby and, like, not very cool.”
“Actually, I caught myself thinking that I was hoping for someone to break into my apartment and steal my computer, or a big fire would take place in my apartment, or thinking of uninstalling my firewall so someone could hack into my computer. I just had all these dreams and eventually realized what I needed to do was delete the songs because I really wasn't happy with them. I needed a fresh beginning.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Schreiber, pitchfork.com. February 13, 2006.
“Words often spoil a moment of judgment or excitement; in all great puzzles and wars and movements, there is a moment to speak and a moment to accept with silent dignity.”

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