Wednesday, August 22, 2012

A few TED Quotes

“My wife could turn to me and she may say, ‘Why do you love me?’ And I can with all honesty look her in the eye and say, ‘Because our pheromones matched our olfactory receptors.’” — Robin Ince

“Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley.” — Temple Grandin

“So you’re six years old, you’re reading ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,’ and it becomes rapidly obvious that there are only two kinds of men in the world: dwarves and Prince Charmings. And the odds are seven to one against your finding the prince.” — Emily Levine

“What’s it like to be a baby? It’s like being in love in Paris for the first time after you’ve had three double espressos.” — Alison Gopnik

“The interesting thing is: if you do it for love, the money comes anyway.” — Richard St. John

“Self-control is not a problem in the future. It's only a problem now when the chocolate is next to us.” — Shlomo Benartzi

“The good news is you don’t need to be brilliant to be wise. The bad news is that without wisdom, brilliance isn’t enough.” — Barry Schwartz

“Much is to be gained by eBooks: ease, convenience, portability. But something is definitely lost: tradition, a sensual experience, the comfort of thingy-ness — a little bit of humanity.” — Chip Kidd

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