Rapuano Marisa Quotes & Sayings

The combination of mental and physical practice leads to greater performance improvement than does physical practice alone, a phenomenon for which our findings provide a physiological explanation. - Alvaro Pascual-Leone — Oliver Sacks

People are going to have to make themselves predictable, or the machines will get angry and kill them. — Gregory Bateson

My deal is to understand: you trust me, I trust you. It's a two-way street. Developing that happens over time. It's hard. I look forward to that. I look forward to being a part of these guys' lives. This isn't just about ball. This is about creating a brand for yourself. This is about setting you apart for the rest of your life. That's kind of been how I do it. I look forward to being involved in these guys' lives. Part of that is winning some ballgames. I've got a blueprint on how that works, yet every place is different, so you need to adjust the blueprint based on what's there. — Jim McElwain

Today the most outlaw thing you can possibly do in Nashville, Tennessee, is play country music. — Marty Stuart

The last thing I'd ever subscribe to are fashion rules. However, I do think that you should put effort into what you wear. Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world. When you choose your clothing right, it feels good. And there's nothing shallow about feeling good. Owning your style, however, is much more about your attitude than it is about what's on your back. But don't underestimate the transformational possibilities that getting dressed can afford you. — Sophia Amoruso

From a neuroscience perspective we are all divided and discontinuous. The mental processes underlying our sense of self-- feelings, thoughts, memories-- are scattered through different zones of the brain. There is no special point of convergence. No cockpit of the soul. No soul-pilot. They come together in a work of fiction. A human being is a story-telling machine. The self is a story. — Paul Broks

I eat a catfish sandwich
with onions and red sauce
20c. (Havana 1953) — Allen Ginsberg

We spend nine months in a nurturing darkness before we're born, and we aspire to the highest of all places when we die. — Dean Koontz

I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish. — Carrie Fisher

The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity. — Paul Theroux