“America had shifted from what the influential cultural historian Warren Susman called a Culture of Character to a Culture of Personality—and opened up a Pandora’s”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“As Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “We are always getting ready to live, but never living.”
― Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
― Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
“That’s why learning a new language in old age is so good for improving and maintaining the memory generally. Because it requires intense focus, studying a new language turns on the control system for plasticity and keeps it in good shape for laying down sharp memories of all kinds. No doubt Fast”
― The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
― The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
“Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.”
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“glottochronology,”
― 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
― 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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