Quote by Joshua Foer
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Our ability to find humor in the world, to make connections between previously unconnected notions, to create new ideas, to share in a common culture: All these essentially human acts depend on memory. – Joshua Foer

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Weve outsourced our memories to digital devices, and the result is that we no longer trust our memories. We see every small forgotten thing as evidence that theyre failing us. – Joshua Foer

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Trust
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Someday in the distant cyborg future, when our internal and external memories fully merge, we may come to possess infinite knowledge. But thats not the same thing as wisdom. – Joshua Foer

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Future
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Invented languages have often been created in tandem with entire invented universes, and most conlangers come to their craft by way of fantasy and science fiction. – Joshua Foer

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Science
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Other Quotes from
Humor
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. – English Proverb

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Humor

A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me. – Chevy Chase

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Humor

Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly. – Jonathan Swift

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Humor

When you say a friend has a sense of humor do you mean that he makes you laugh, or that he can make you laugh? – Max Frisch

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Humor

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Weve turned into a whining society. – Billy Corgan

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What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls with innumerable evils? – Basil

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The other day the President said, I know youve had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy? – Dan Quayle

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Faith

Whether in success or in failure, Im proud of every single movie Ive ever directed. – Steven Spielberg

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Failure