Quote by Joshua Foer
No one who set out to design a form of communication would ever en

No one who set out to design a form of communication would ever end up with anything like English, Mandarin, or any of the more than six thousand languages spoken today. – Joshua Foer

Other quotes by Joshua Foer

Many memory techniques involve creating unforgettable imagery, in your minds eye. Thats an act of imagination. Creating really weird imagery really quickly was the most fun part of my training to compete in the U.S. Memory Competition. – Joshua Foer

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Imagination
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The fact that books today are mostly a string of words makes it easier to forget the text. With the impact of the iPad and the future of the book being up for re-imagination, I wonder whether well rediscover the importance of making texts richer visually. – Joshua Foer

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Future
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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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Humor
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communication
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Communication is everyones panacea for everything. – Tom Peters

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communication

People recognize certain things, like D means this dialogue stinks. Were dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity. – Dick Wolf

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communication

Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners. – Benjamin Banneker

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communication

I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience. – Judd Nelson

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communication

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All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right about face which turns us from failure to success. – Dorthea Brande

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I wish I was a shredder that could play everything, but I dont have the patience. – Dave Navarro

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