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Blank Slate Quotes

Having a blank slate is sometimes as daunting as it is exciting Picture Quote #1

There’s a brief moment when you first wake up, where you have no memories. A blissful blank slate, a happy emptiness Picture Quote #1

Whenever I finish a book, I start with a blank slate and never have ideas lined up Picture Quote #1

The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It’s not a blank slate, but it isn’t written in stone, either Picture Quote #1

Twitter is an astounding platform for information, but it’s a total blank slate - which means it’s an astounding platform for disinformation, too Picture Quote #1

As a matter of principle, I always come to a film like a blank slate, I don’t learn my lines in advance. With this approach, I feel clean Picture Quote #1

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I argued that the Bush administration, and the Coalition officials more recently, didn’t understand Iraqi society. They thought it was a blank slate, that they could use Iraqis as guinea pigs Picture Quote #1

The strongest argument against totalitarianism may be a recognition of a universal human nature; that all humans have innate desires for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The doctrine of the blank slate... is a totalitarian’s dream Picture Quote #1

I got to college and saw all of my friends going to these other schools and thought, ‘You know, college is just a blank slate.’ And I had an opportunity to go to different schools, but I chose Brown because it was unique and allowed you to be yourself as an individual and like I said, it’s a blank slate Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing so attractive as a blank slate. Take one attractive man, slap on a thick coat of daydream, and voila, the perfect man. With absolutely no resemblance to reality Picture Quote #1

You can sit in front of a computer and have a blank slate and be completely overwhelmed by the possibilities and not get anywhere Picture Quote #1

A baby is such a blank slate, like training the understudy for a role you’re planning to leave. You truly hope your replacement will do the play justice, but in secret you want future critics to say you played the character better Picture Quote #1

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I’ve heard some designers talk about the design process being centred on invention, starting with a blank slate. I admire that and occasionally I’m capable of that, but I have to admit that I really have trouble working with completely open briefs Picture Quote #1

Thus, true long-term change is brought about not by destructive passion of the moment but by well-reasoned constructive action. Violent shock of Armageddon that leaves nothing in its wake but a blank slate is not a solution, only a postponement of progress Picture Quote #1

It is so hard for musicians when they step into acting is they’re not coming in as a blank slate, they’re coming in with a real set idea of who they are, where they’re coming from, what their politics are, what their tastes are Picture Quote #1

The most important thing to realize is we’re not blank slates at birth. We don’t start off with nothing in our heads, and then get imprinted entirely by our environment. There’s something in our heads on the day we’re born, and then we grow up and make choices Picture Quote #1

...this cryptic game of hide-and-seek is what makes it one of the greatest historical mysteries. So many of the symbols can be interpreted in so many different ways, there’s always the possibility that all we’re really looking at is a blank slate onto which anything can be read Picture Quote #1

War is a difficult time for everybody - for soldiers on the front and for the people on the road. War takes away from us everything that we know, as we know it. It gives us a blank slate to re-write our lives and for ink it gives us blood Picture Quote #1

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The religion that has transformed Western civilization for two millennia is a blank slate for liberals. Their closest reference point is conservative Christians, meaning people you’re not supposed to hire. And these are the people who carp about George Bush’s alleged lack of intellectual curiosity Picture Quote #1

Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I’ve been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop Picture Quote #1

My room is cleared. My head is cleared. Earlier, around dawn, I took out the last load of trash. I look around and see what’s left. Nothing. There is no more Daelyn Rice. As I was. As I am. Or will become. I’m a blank slate Picture Quote #1

Blank-slate friendships were thin and temperamental. She knew that. There was no history there to cement people together, for better or worse Picture Quote #1

What we need,’ Henry says, ‘is a fresh start. A blank slate. Let’s call her Tabula Rasa Picture Quote #1

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative Picture Quote #1

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We’re not blank slates. What we’ve done, what we’ve survived all go into us Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing so attractive as a blank slate. Take one attractive man, slap on a thick coat of daydream, and voila, the perfect man. With absolutely no resemblance to reality Picture Quote #1

As a matter of principle, I always come to a film like a blank slate, I don’t learn my lines in advance. With this approach, I feel clean Picture Quote #1

Contrary to what some parents might believe or hope for, children are not born a blank slate. Rather, they come into the world with predetermined abilities, proclivities and temperaments that nurturing parents may be able to foster or modify, but can rarely reverse Picture Quote #1

We are here to inscribe ourselves on the universe, and it is not inappropriate to remind ourselves of this when blank slates are given us Picture Quote #1

The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It’s not a blank slate, but it isn’t written in stone, either Picture Quote #1

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Having a blank slate is sometimes as daunting as it is exciting (Blank Slate Quotes) There’s a brief moment when you first wake up, where you have no memories. A blissful blank slate, a happy emptiness. (Blank Slate Quotes) Whenever I finish a book, I start with a blank slate and never have ideas lined up (Blank Slate Quotes) The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It’s not a blank slate, but it isn’t written in stone, either. (Blank Slate Quotes) Twitter is an astounding platform for information, but it’s a total blank slate - which means it’s an astounding platform for disinformation, too. (Blank Slate Quotes) As a matter of principle, I always come to a film like a blank slate, I don’t learn my lines in advance. With this approach, I feel clean. (Blank Slate Quotes) I argued that the Bush administration, and the Coalition officials more recently, didn’t understand Iraqi society. They thought it was a blank slate, that they could use Iraqis as guinea pigs. (Blank Slate Quotes) The strongest argument against totalitarianism may be a recognition of a universal human nature; that all humans have innate desires for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The doctrine of the blank slate... is a totalitarian’s dream. (Blank Slate Quotes) I got to college and saw all of my friends going to these other schools and thought, ‘You know, college is just a blank slate.’ And I had an opportunity to go to different schools, but I chose Brown because it was unique and allowed you to be yourself as an individual and like I said, it’s a blank slate. (Blank Slate Quotes) There’s nothing so attractive as a blank slate. Take one attractive man, slap on a thick coat of daydream, and voila, the perfect man. With absolutely no resemblance to reality. (Blank Slate Quotes) You can sit in front of a computer and have a blank slate and be completely overwhelmed by the possibilities and not get anywhere. (Blank Slate Quotes) A baby is such a blank slate, like training the understudy for a role you’re planning to leave. You truly hope your replacement will do the play justice, but in secret you want future critics to say you played the character better. (Blank Slate Quotes) I’ve heard some designers talk about the design process being centred on invention, starting with a blank slate. I admire that and occasionally I’m capable of that, but I have to admit that I really have trouble working with completely open briefs. (Blank Slate Quotes) Thus, true long-term change is brought about not by destructive passion of the moment but by well-reasoned constructive action. Violent shock of Armageddon that leaves nothing in its wake but a blank slate is not a solution, only a postponement of progress. (Blank Slate Quotes) It is so hard for musicians when they step into acting is they’re not coming in as a blank slate, they’re coming in with a real set idea of who they are, where they’re coming from, what their politics are, what their tastes are. (Blank Slate Quotes) The most important thing to realize is we’re not blank slates at birth. We don’t start off with nothing in our heads, and then get imprinted entirely by our environment. There’s something in our heads on the day we’re born, and then we grow up and make choices. (Blank Slate Quotes) ...this cryptic game of hide-and-seek is what makes it one of the greatest historical mysteries. So many of the symbols can be interpreted in so many different ways, there’s always the possibility that all we’re really looking at is a blank slate onto which anything can be read. (Blank Slate Quotes) War is a difficult time for everybody - for soldiers on the front and for the people on the road. War takes away from us everything that we know, as we know it. It gives us a blank slate to re-write our lives and for ink it gives us blood. (Blank Slate Quotes) The religion that has transformed Western civilization for two millennia is a blank slate for liberals. Their closest reference point is conservative Christians, meaning people you’re not supposed to hire. And these are the people who carp about George Bush’s alleged lack of intellectual curiosity (Blank Slate Quotes) Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I’ve been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop (Blank Slate Quotes) My room is cleared. My head is cleared. Earlier, around dawn, I took out the last load of trash. I look around and see what’s left. Nothing. There is no more Daelyn Rice. As I was. As I am. Or will become. I’m a blank slate (Blank Slate Quotes) Blank-slate friendships were thin and temperamental. She knew that. There was no history there to cement people together, for better or worse (Blank Slate Quotes) What we need,’ Henry says, ‘is a fresh start. A blank slate. Let’s call her Tabula Rasa (Blank Slate Quotes) I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative (Blank Slate Quotes) We’re not blank slates. What we’ve done, what we’ve survived all go into us (Blank Slate Quotes) There’s nothing so attractive as a blank slate. Take one attractive man, slap on a thick coat of daydream, and voila, the perfect man. With absolutely no resemblance to reality (Blank Slate Quotes) As a matter of principle, I always come to a film like a blank slate, I don’t learn my lines in advance. With this approach, I feel clean (Blank Slate Quotes) Contrary to what some parents might believe or hope for, children are not born a blank slate. Rather, they come into the world with predetermined abilities, proclivities and temperaments that nurturing parents may be able to foster or modify, but can rarely reverse (Blank Slate Quotes) We are here to inscribe ourselves on the universe, and it is not inappropriate to remind ourselves of this when blank slates are given us (Blank Slate Quotes) The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It’s not a blank slate, but it isn’t written in stone, either (Blank Slate Quotes)

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