Vernor Vinge Quotes
When people speak of creating superhumanly intelligent beings, they are usually imagining an AI project.
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Fashion and interior design are one and the same.
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There will be many types of assets codified into the blockchain, and they are all not just going to be on the bitcoin blockchain - it's going to be a number of different assets here. And the best way to invest in that is a diversified portfolio.
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Of course, as consumers, we want cheap and good products; however, if these production processes are exceeding wastewater discharge standards and even causing heavy metal pollution, they will cause long-lasting damage to the ecological environment and public health.
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Where I'm focused now is how I get more women leaders. We decided not to just look outside the company for great women to hire, but to help women rise up through the ranks internally.
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I have been doing so much. Speaking engagements... producing... developing a half-hour sitcom... working on a movie... leading acting workshops all over the world... and hosting 'My Black Is Beautiful,' an empowerment TV show I'm doing on BET for women.
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Chicago still remains a Mecca of the Midwest - people from both coasts are kind of amazed how good life is in Chicago and what a good culture we've got. You can have a pretty wonderful artistic life and never leave Chicago.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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But the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements.
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I don't know any woman who doesn't have an anxiety attack about wearing a bathing suit.
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It has not been easy to wake up every single day at 6:30 in the morning to then head to the gym and start a full day of work. But you have to have that kind of dedication if you want to achieve the goals you have set for yourself.
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Booksellers are the bartenders of the reading world. People share thoughts and interests they keep private from others in their lives.
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A culture produces ideas which are being explored, which of interest to that culture at that moment. And I think one of the things a writer can do is to take those ideas and go a bit further with them.
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I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.
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And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents to uphold that principle, whether it's ending 'don't ask, don't tell,' making sure that gay and lesbian partners can visit each other in hospitals, making sure that federal benefits can be provided to same-sex couples.
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The most disturbing thing, I think, with people that do very morally devious things more and more often is to see that they completely feel that they had no choice in the matter.
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In my district, California 14, we have about 4,000 families who are on food stamps, but some of my colleagues have thousands and thousands more. Yet, they somehow feel like crusaders, like heroes, when they vote to cut food stamps.
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Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
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I mean, the problem is, I think I'm a great writer.
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There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down.
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I cry at random things, like a flower, or someone giving me a present, or my sister giving me a nice hug.
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I can't relax and sink back in the couch and watch 'Jeopardy!' the way I used to.
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Dance music will always be around. People around the world love to dance.
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It is not unusual for electorates to want contradictory things, and politicians often make promises accordingly.
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When people speak of creating superhumanly intelligent beings, they are usually imagining an AI project.
