We adore babies because they're so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why.
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CHRIS GIBSON Even my parents are so cute, and they deal with every movie of mine excellently. They check with me ... NATASHA HENSTRIDGE Because technically actors are just public servants really. They just tell stories because people ne... JAMES MCAVOY I think maybe one reason why ventriloquists are looked down on is because it's very difficult to... JEFF DUNHAM We don't ask people why they are buying it but some people tell us it is because they have heard it ... ANNA BROWN 'Twilight' fans are different. They're very civil with one another. It's a respect b... RAMI MALEK Quest stories are about the oldest form of narrative there is, and they're also the perfect meta... SIMON TOYNE It's funny because I think a lot of it is simply... We've never considered ourselves satiris... TREY PARKER I love working with an audience. I love working with actual people who, you know, if they're mov... JANE PAULEY Of course I am frustrated and mad. We condemn this kind of political persecution. They are really ta... LIZA MAZA Part of the reason why people get radicalized is because they feel they are disenfranchised; that th... BASSEM YOUSSEF People are just so insensitive because they're ignorant; they don't understand, so they'... NIKKI GLASER It?s funny because people are writing about things that haven?t even happened yet. If they?re expect... BRANDON CLAUSSEN When our bodies are violated by this horrible disease of cancer, we're in total shock because it... DAVID H. KOCH We're fascinated with robots because they are reflections of ourselves. KEN GOLDBERG Being a grandparent doesn't interest me whatsoever. Babies are all right if they're your own... ANGELA BOWIE My parents are really funny. Laughter was a big part of my childhood. Of course, they tell a lot of ... CECILY STRONG But some jokes are hilarious until they become true and they’re not so funny anymore. JONATHAN DUNNE Empathy is a bridge. Our sufferings connect us. Let pain make you softer. AKIROQ BROST Outside... we are just nobody... you could meet me outside... but it doesn't mean that I am DeYtH Ba... DEYTH BANGER Come on... come on... I am waiting for answer... ... Silence doesn't make it... bet... DEYTH BANGER What, the glass is half-full instead of half-empty? Bullshit. What they don't tell you is that regar... T.J. KLUNE Reruns are wonderful because it usually indicates that they had something going for them to begin wi... MARY TYLER MOORE Every little gracious act adds to the quotient of grace in the world - how gracious can you be today... ANGIE KARAN All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people, like Us, are We An... RUDYARD KIPLING We can't keep them in stock. People are buying them by the handful. They are so cute and cheap. BARBRA MONTEZ It's funny because being comedic and happy and lighthearted is who I am as a person, so they'... LINDSAY LOHAN Well all the big companies are really panicked by the internet thing and all that, and sales went do... JACK BRUCE We are so lucky Americans are impressive with what they're willing to give. We get bashed too mu... JAMI GERTZ Some women are vain, swallowed by the obsession of their own beauty, because they fear that is all t... MANDI J Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The... KURT VONNEGUT Cops aren't really your friends, they are trying to be your friends but they are not.... DEYTH BANGER Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's charact... DAVID MITCHELL What basically happens is that when a company becomes great, and I'm being a bit rude here, peop... JORGEN VIG KNUDSTORP And we've become very doubtful of our information sources, because they're all controlled by... BRIAN DE PALMA The devil likes it when we don’t do anything because this means we are moving backwards SUNDAY ADELAJA When a movie is being made out of a book, there is a mixed reaction on the part of fans because they... CASSANDRA CLARE They are jealous of us, the Mexican players, because we've got a life and they have nothing, ... Bec... LANDON DONOVAN Why do you think the fans like us - why they prefer our street raps over all that phony stuff out th... EAZY-E When we fall in love, we feel that this person is ours and we are theirs by our mutual volition, and... SAMANTHA HARVEY What is the intersection between technology, art and science? Curiosity and wonder, because it drive... LOUIE SCHWARTZBERG It's funny because the action figures are cool, and then I enjoy the magazines because that'... DAISY RIDLEY They're all based on factual characters. Well, a good amount of them. That's why I was attra... GUY RITCHIE I don't care what the haters and naysayers say. If they make jokes about me, I'll laugh beca... PAULA DEEN So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're bus... MORRIE SCHWARTZ The biggest critics are in the comments online. People are so judgmental of me. It's like, '... ALESSIA CARA Jerome and Joseph are warriors. They've been doing that all season for us. That's why we've won 25 g... LONNIE STARKS People are hungry because they're eating empty foods. Mine are full, and so am I. RICKY WILLIAMS Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's... JESSICA LANGE It seems that they are trying to stop all of our activities, because of course without money we can ... IRINA YASINA One of the fundamental reasons why so many doctors become cynical and disillusioned is precisely bec... JOHN BERGER Women are so powerful they're scary, and the incentive to squash this has been going on for so l... ALANIS MORISSETTE We are funny creatures. We don't see the stars as they are, so why do we love them? They are not sma... SAUL BELLOW In periods of rapid personal change, we pass through life as though we are spellcast. We speak in se... DOUGLAS COUPLAND The songwriting of Hall & Oates is deceptively complex. There are a number of key changes that p... BEN GIBBARD We don't read and write poetry because its cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of ... N.H. KLEINBAUM
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DANIEL ELLSBERG It was a good 15 or 20 years before anyone at Rand would be in the same room with me. They didn'... DANIEL ELLSBERG If there's another 9/11 or a major war in the Middle-East involving a U.S. attack on Iran, I hav... DANIEL ELLSBERG President Johnson put destroyers in harm's way in the Tonkin Gulf not only once, but several tim... DANIEL ELLSBERG Obama is making a choice now that will lead to the deaths of many thousands of civilians in Afghanis... DANIEL ELLSBERG Nixon did have a secret plan, and I knew that it involved making threats of nuclear war to North Vie... DANIEL ELLSBERG If monarchy is corrupting - and it is - wait till you see what overt empire does to us. DANIEL ELLSBERG Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be beli... DANIEL ELLSBERG My feelings of revulsion and foreboding about nuclear weapons had not changed an iota since 1945, an... DANIEL ELLSBERG We were young, we were foolish, we were arrogant, but we were right. DANIEL ELLSBERG There should be at least one leak like the Pentagon Papers every year. DANIEL ELLSBERG There are two types of courage involved with what I did. When it comes to picking up a rifle, millio... DANIEL ELLSBERG Only we, the public, can force our representatives to reverse their abdication of the war powers tha... DANIEL ELLSBERG In general, people are comfortable sharing their music. There are two exceptions, though - Lady Gaga... DANIEL EK This is a way for artists to communicate directly to their fans. If you think of an artist like Brun... DANIEL EK The main reason people want to pay for Spotify is really portability. People are saying, 'I want... DANIEL EK Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that... DANIEL EK I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much c... DANIEL EK In order for a service to be social, you've really got to start from the ground up. The fact tha... DANIEL EK With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends. DANIEL EK People just want to have access to all of the world's music. DANIEL EK There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal... DANIEL EK I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services. DANIEL EK It disturbed me that the music industry had gone down the drain, even though people were listening t... DANIEL EK At Spotify, we really want you to democratically win as a musician. We want you to win because your ... DANIEL EK I had two passions growing up - one was music, one was technology. I tried to play in a band for a w... DANIEL EK With Twitter and other social networking tools, you can get a lot of advice from great people. I lea... DANIEL EK I'm not an inventor. I just want to make things better. 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