"A bowl of pudding only has taste when I put it in my mouth - when it is in contact with my tongue. It doesn't have taste or flavor sitting in my fridge, only the potential."

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Source : Daniel J. Levitin (2006). “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession”, p.36, Penguin

Daniel Levitin

#Pudding Quotes #Sitting Quotes #Flavor Quotes

“I want Obama to have to weigh in on Ben Affleck as Batman. It's about time Obama went to work.”
“I tend to write more when I travel.”
“As we continued to talk, going through the motions of getting to know each other, I realized that we already did know each other, as well as any two people could. Weâ€™d known each other for years, in the most intimate way possible. Weâ€™d connected on a purely mental level. I understood her, trusted her, and loved her as a dear friend. None of that had changed, or could be changed by anything as inconsequential as her gender, or skin color, or sexual orientation.”

Source : Ernest Cline (2011). “Ready Player One”, p.321, Random House
“Welcome to the information age. Data, data, everywhere, but no one knows a thing.”
“It's still very relevant to how politics works within government, but in terms of the way into politics for an outsider, no, I don't think that would work. I don't know what would, other than... people are going online, and finding the single issue topics. I mean, look at the junior doctors' strike at the moment, or benefit cuts. That sort of cut across parties, and real pressure was felt in the government from inside and out.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“Those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
“There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing for no good reason. I tell them that it would be funnier if there weren't these swear words.”
“Deep down am I superstitious? No. Do I believe in trying to be as kind as possible and as compassionate as possible because ultimately you're alone with yourself and your own conscience, and you want that to be as clear as possible? That's not superstition. You have to just try and stay pure and know what you value.”

Source : Big Think Interview, bigthink.com. February 4, 2010.

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