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The more the schemata are differentiated, the smaller the gap between the new and the familiar becomes, so that novelty, instead of constituting an annoyance avoided by the subject, becomes a problem and invites searching. ↗

— Jean Piaget

#avoided #becomes #between #constituting #differentiated

Yesterday, I did some painting then went out to buy an onion and came home and watched 'University Challenge.' The onion was probably the highlight. ↗

— Karl Pilkington

#came #challenge #did #highlight #home

Clearly as you move to being a public company, probably even more than growth, there is a huge value based on predictability. ↗

— Mark Pincus

#being #clearly #company #even #growth

Everything I did, all my actions, all of the problems I had I dedicate to God and to Chile, because I kept Chile from becoming Communist. ↗

— Augusto Pinochet

#because #becoming #chile #communist #dedicate

Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood. ↗

— Jack Prelutsky

#draw #explore #gives #ideas #imagination

When I sat down to write I just felt like a geek writing about myself. And then it dawned on me, just because of the way I am, I can't stop talking, and part of the problem is that anything that gets said reminds me of something that happened to me one time, and invariably I cut people off and talk about myself. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#am #anything #because #cut #dawned

Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guests remember before they pass out all over the table. ↗

— William Powell

#dessert #guests #important #last #meal

Many of us grew up with a kind of puritanism against shopping. But shopping can be much more than how it is cast. If you are bored or you have problems, it can be a way of lifting your spirits, by doing something light and superficial. Why not? ↗

— Miuccia Prada

#bored #cast #doing #grew #how

I'm more prone to his '70s material, which is what I was around for and watched a lot. I listen to a lot of that stuff. It probably influenced me quite a bit. I'm more drawn to the darker, sadder songs. ↗

— Lisa Marie Presley

#bit #darker #drawn #his #i

You know, you know, obviously, if my daughter's happy, you know, then I don't have any problem. ↗

— Priscilla Presley

#daughter #happy #i #know #obviously