Totoro


1 His heart started pounding heavily; he was too scared to make a move. {1943-19}


2 It is sometimes referred to as the "Calorie Delusion." {1943-34}


3 As one author put it, "If you want to have love in your life, you'd better be prepared to tell some lies and to believe some lies." {1943-35}


4 It is widely believed that verbal rehearsal improves our memory. {1943-40}


5 The little girl was rushed to the hospital to receive treatment for her injuries. {1943-4345}



1 Once we have chosen a seat and made it through class safely without being attacked, the part of our brain responsible for our survival tells us that our best option is to repeat that behavior, because in a way it is the most economical use of our energy. {1943-24}



1 There is good evidence that the current obesity crisis is caused, in part, not by what we eat (though this is of course vital, too) but by the degree to which our food has been processed before we eat it. {1943-34}




1 Lack of fossil evidence makes it impossible to run the movie backward and watch the first steps of the dance unfold, but modern studies suggest that plants are often the ones taking the lead. {1943-33}



1 Of course, the moment during which you read that sentence is no longer happening. {1943-29}


2 They learn the meanings of words by trial and error, by hypothesizing a fit between word and object and using the feedback they get from others to refine the abstract category for which the word stands. {1943-39}


3 Somehow, putting the details of the face into words interfered with the natural facial recognition at which we all usually excel. {1943-40}


4 He makes the point that big brains seem to be specialized for dealing with problems that must arise out of large groups in which an individual needs to interact with others. {1943-4142}



1 Later, he traveled to Germany, where he enrolled at the University of Berlin and studied philosophy for three years. {1943-26}


2 The skeletons found in early farming villages in the Fertile Crescent are usually shorter than those of neighboring foragers, which suggests that their diets were less varied. {1943-31}


3 Villages also produced refuse, which attracted vermin, and their populations were large enough to spread diseases that could not have survived in smaller, more nomadic foraging communities. {1943-31}


4 All these 'what if' phrases create 'movies' in your mind that constantly repeat different scenarios, which creates a state of worry. {1943-38}


5 The participants in the control group, who performed an unrelated task for 5 minutes, picked the correct person from the line up 64% of the time. {1943-40}


6 This swarm phase of the locust is triggered by the build up of locusts as their numbers multiply, threatening food supply, which is why they swarm to move to a new location all together. {1943-4142}



1 We want them to think and act a certain way, most often the way we think and act. {1943-20}


2 I often explain to my MBA students that the reason they take the same seat in class every week is that we are, at our core, instinctual animals. {1943-24}


3 Once we have chosen a seat and made it through class safely without being attacked, the part of our brain responsible for our survival tells us that our best option is to repeat that behavior, because in a way it is the most economical use of our energy. {1943-24}


4 Any discussion of coevolution quickly runs into what philosophers call a "causality dilemma," a problem we recognize from the question, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" {1943-33}


5 Some of the things we profess to value in the abstract may not, in fact, characterize our actual everyday experiences. {1943-35}


6 The questions you ask in your mind create your worries. {1943-38}


7 They learn the meanings of words by trial and error, by hypothesizing a fit between word and object and using the feedback they get from others to refine the abstract category for which the word stands. {1943-39}



1 Making a choice that is 1 percent better or 1 percent worse seems insignificant in the moment, but over the span of moments that make up a lifetime these choices determine the difference between who you are and who you could be. {1943-22}




1 Making a choice that is 1 percent better or 1 percent worse seems insignificant in the moment, but over the span of moments that make up a lifetime these choices determine the difference between who you are and who you could be. {1943-22}


2 When architecture and engineering get artificially separated, the outcomes may not be as they should be. {1943-23}


3 This one is. {1943-29}



1 The present moment does not exist in them, and therefore neither does the flow of time. {1943-29}



1 However much you may remember the past or anticipate the future, you live in the present. {1943-29}



1 Instead, see other people as phenomena, as neutral as comets or plants. {1943-20}


2 It may be counter-intuitive, but if you want to broaden your impact, tighten your focus on the reader. {1943-21}


3 One study showed that a certain word (e.g., boat) seemed more pleasant when presented after related words (e.g., sea, sail). {1943-32}


4 Some of the things we profess to value in the abstract may not, in fact, characterize our actual everyday experiences. {1943-35}


5 Rather, say to yourself, "What would I do if I lost my job? {1943-38}



1 Ivan Turgenev, the first Russian writer to be widely celebrated in the West, was born in Russia in 1818. {1943-26}



1 The problem is that we are continually judging people, wishing they were something that they are not. {1943-20}


2 They come in all varieties, making life rich and interesting. {1943-20}


3 This will calm you down and help you observe people more dispassionately, understanding them on a deeper level. {1943-20}


4 They also show signs of stress, associated, perhaps, with the intensive labor required for plowing, harvesting crops, felling trees, maintaining buildings and fences, and grinding grains. {1943-31}


5 On the botanical side, plants had long been experimenting with insect pollination, attracting dance partners with nectar or edible blossoms. {1943-33}


6 After twenty-two weeks, the rats on the soft-food diet had become obese, showing that texture is an important factor in weight gain. {1943-34}


7 This swarm phase of the locust is triggered by the build up of locusts as their numbers multiply, threatening food supply, which is why they swarm to move to a new location all together. {1943-4142}


8 The mother grabbed her arms, doing her best to pull the little girl out of the water, and the alligator bit into her legs. {1943-4345}



1 Timothy, not knowing what to do, stayed very still just watching them fight. {1943-19}


2 But some modern architects, unfortunately, designed buildings that looked simple and elegant but didn't in fact function very well:. {1943-30}


3 Absolute simplicity, in most cases, remained an ideal rather than a reality, and in the early twentieth century complex architectural decorations continued to be used in many private and public buildings. {1943-30}


4 They also show signs of stress, associated, perhaps, with the intensive labor required for plowing, harvesting crops, felling trees, maintaining buildings and fences, and grinding grains. {1943-31}


5 The participants in the control group, who performed an unrelated task for 5 minutes, picked the correct person from the line up 64% of the time. {1943-40}


6 He quickly got out of his truck, grabbed his hunting gun, and shot the alligator. {1943-4345}



1 I ask that you take the time to seriously address this issue. {1943-18}



1 If that is done without the involvement of properly qualified engineers then, later, when the project gets underway, there will inevitably be practical problems. {1943-23}


2 Once we have chosen a seat and made it through class safely without being attacked, the part of our brain responsible for our survival tells us that our best option is to repeat that behavior, because in a way it is the most economical use of our energy. {1943-24}


3 They also show signs of stress, associated, perhaps, with the intensive labor required for plowing, harvesting crops, felling trees, maintaining buildings and fences, and grinding grains. {1943-31}


4 Create a procedure for different scenarios and make peace with your thinking. {1943-38}



1 Absolute simplicity, in most cases, remained an ideal rather than a reality, and in the early twentieth century complex architectural decorations continued to be used in many private and public buildings. {1943-30}


2 He makes the point that big brains seem to be specialized for dealing with problems that must arise out of large groups in which an individual needs to interact with others. {1943-4142}



1 Many writers make the common mistake of being too vague when picturing a reader. {1943-21}


2 After retiring from the service, he went to France. {1943-26}



1 Suddenly, just a few minutes after Timothy dozed off, something woke him up. {1943-19}


2 Such a small change is barely noticeable at takeoff ― the nose of the airplane moves just a few feet ― but when magnified across the entire United States, you end up hundreds of miles apart. {1943-22}


3 One study showed that a certain word (e.g., boat) seemed more pleasant when presented after related words (e.g., sea, sail). {1943-32}


4 When researchers changed monkeyflowers from pink to orange, for example, pollinator visits shifted from bumblebees to hummingbirds. {1943-33}



1 To Whom It May Concern: As a lifelong Springfield resident who has two children attending George May Elementary School, I have spent a lot of time at the Springfield Park both as a youth and as a mother. {1943-18}


2 If a pilot leaving from LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) adjusts the heading just 3.5 degrees south, you will land in Washington, D.C., instead of New York. {1943-22}


3 Lack of fossil evidence makes it impossible to run the movie backward and watch the first steps of the dance unfold, but modern studies suggest that plants are often the ones taking the lead. {1943-33}


4 A person striving to reach a difficult goal or complete a task ― building a rocking chair or losing weight, for instance ― will be wise to supplement his motivation to do so by making a bet on it with a friend. {1943-37}


5 Through the kitchen window, she saw her little girl swimming in the lake behind the house. {1943-4345}



1 The impact created by a change in your habits is similar to the effect of shifting the route of an airplane by just a few degrees. {1943-22}


2 Their flat roofs leaked in wet climates and their metal railings and window frames rusted. {1943-30}


3 Somehow, putting the details of the face into words interfered with the natural facial recognition at which we all usually excel. {1943-40}


4 Suddenly, the mother screamed in terror because something was swimming towards her girl from the opposite side of the lake. {1943-4345}