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We all have memories that are malleable and susceptible to being contaminated or supplemented in some way.


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Just because someone thinks they remember something in detail, with confidence and with emotion, does not mean that it actually happened, .. False memories have these characteristics too.

Just because someone thinks they remember something in detail, with confidence and with emotion, does not mean that it actually happened, .. False memories have these characteristics too.



Memory, like liberty, is a fragile thing.

Memory, like liberty, is a fragile thing.



In real life, as well as in experiments, people can come to believe things that never really happened.

In real life, as well as in experiments, people can come to believe things that never really happened.



Without independent corroboration, little can be done to tell a false memory from a true one.

Without independent corroboration, little can be done to tell a false memory from a true one.



My work has made me tolerant of memory mistakes by family and friends. You don't have to call them lies. I think we could be generous and say maybe this is a false memory.

My work has made me tolerant of memory mistakes by family and friends. You don't have to call them lies. I think we could be generous and say maybe this is a false memory.



You can go in there and change it, but so can other people.

You can go in there and change it, but so can other people.



To be cautious, one should not take high confidence as any absolute guarantee of anything.

To be cautious, one should not take high confidence as any absolute guarantee of anything.



We can't reliably distinguish true memories from false memories.

We can't reliably distinguish true memories from false memories.



If we make people believe that before the age of 16 they got sick drinking vodka, they don't want to drink as much vodka.

If we make people believe that before the age of 16 they got sick drinking vodka, they don't want to drink as much vodka.





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Nothing happens without focus. Don't try to do everything at once. Take it one step at a time.

Nothing happens without focus. Don't try to do everything at once. Take it one step at a time.



There is nothing that you cannot be, do, or have.

There is nothing that you cannot be, do, or have.



We don't need more Hindus, more Christians, or more Muslims - we need more Buddhas, more Jesuses, and more Krishnas - then there will be true change. Every human being has that inner potential.

We don't need more Hindus, more Christians, or more Muslims - we need more Buddhas, more Jesuses, and more Krishnas - then there will be true change. Every human being has that inner potential.



Life should always be like this. ... Like lingering over a good meal.

Life should always be like this. ... Like lingering over a good meal.



The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.



National security - the military is the first thing we should spend money on. You have to fully fund that first. And then you should be paying for everything else.

National security - the military is the first thing we should spend money on. You have to fully fund that first. And then you should be paying for everything else.



And good neighbors make a huge difference in the quality of life. I agree.

And good neighbors make a huge difference in the quality of life. I agree.



Smoking is a shocking thing - blowing smoke out of our mouths into other people's mouths, eyes, and noses, and having the same thing done to us.

Smoking is a shocking thing - blowing smoke out of our mouths into other people's mouths, eyes, and noses, and having the same thing done to us.




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