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...This survey that I did, it's really interesting; 56% of people felt that in order to be successful they had to slow their lives down. But 77% felt that things would only speed up in the next five years. So the knee-jerk reaction is that in order for us to feel like we're enjoying anything, we have to slow down. [But] things aren't slowing down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A with The Age of Speed author Vince Poscente | 10/11/2007 | See Source »

...guess explaining the enigma of Judaism to a 21-year-old who knows nothing about it (other than knee-jerk Holocaust invocations) is sort of like teaching a new language to a 40-year-old. You have to be indoctrinated while you’re young...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The One Jew in Wonju | 10/3/2007 | See Source »

...know I'm being experimented on. In fact, I've read the results of these particular psych tests. But I still feel like a jerk as I dip a teaspoon into the applesauce jar yet another time and fill up a tiny saucer, trying to serve myself exactly as much applesauce as I did when I used a big spoon and a big plate. As predicted by previous results, the bigger spoon caused me to serve myself almost 15% more, the big plate 25% more. I also overestimate--by 50%--when I try to pour a shot into a wide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taste Tests | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

...Thanks for the question, you little jerk. You're drafted.' JOHN MCCAIN, Republican U.S. Senator, responding jokingly to a Concord, N.H., high schooler's comment that at 71, McCain might be too old to serve as President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Sep. 17, 2007 | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

...political calculation seems to be that the issue will do more for the party if it is simply left alone. Thus far the Republican knee-jerk reaction - to reassure the conservative base - has had the side effect of energizing gay groups. Why attack him and risk the ire of gay-rights groups when Democrats can sit back and watch the GOP eat their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Dems Stayed Silent on Craig | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

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