Marvin Minsky Quotes
Changing the states of many agents grossly alters behavior, while changing only a few just perturbs the overall disposition a little.
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Job-wise, I did have a moment of panic that I should have been a doctor a few years ago, but I hate when people vomit.
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Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.
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I'm a big fan of monsters. Number one, they're fun, and two, they're such great ways to access the subconscious fears and beliefs of any group of people.
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Emotional messiness is my reason for life. In acting, it's so important.
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I have dangerous bones in my body.
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I've watched Urkel since I was a little kid.
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You can run, run, run away from a lot of things in life, but you can't run away from yourself. And the key to happiness is to understand and accept who you are.
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There's still racism. Western Europe... has taken the native cultures of the Americas, the African cultures, the Asian civilization and lumped them together into The Others.
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Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they are so mystical.
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Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
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Science is the most durable and nondivisive way of thinking about the human circumstance. It transcends cultural, national, and political boundaries. You don't have American science versus Canadian science versus Japanese science.
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It's very rare you get a great script just handed to you, or sent to you, by someone you don't know.
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There's not enough black films out there. There's not enough Latin films, or films that have an Asian, Indian or Middle Eastern lead. The list goes on and on.
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Older women are best, because they always think they may be doing it for the last time.
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Let me show you the work of the humble. Listen.
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The object of art - like every other product - creates a public which is sensitive to art and enjoys beauty.
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Blizzard was of the fine old school of butlers. His appearance suggested that for fifteen years he had not let a day pass without its pint of port. He radiated port and pop-eyed dignity. He had splay feet and three chins, and when he walked his curving waistcoat preceded him like the advance guard of some royal procession.
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Nobody wanted to dance, when i had a lot of time on my hands, now i have a lot of hands on my time, and everybody wants to be a friend of mine, wo wo.
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Dentistry was an ego trip, and acting is a personal need. Usually it's the reverse, and I honestly don't think I had the talent in my hands to be a good dentist.
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I continually took jobs I really wasn't really qualified for.
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When a child of the streets stands before you in rags, with a tear-stained face, you cannot easily forget him. And yet, you are perplexed what to do. The human soul is difficult to interfere with. You hesitate how far you should go.
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Whales are killed today to supply the limited demand for whale meat or to be used in pet foods or as fodder for fur-bearing animals used in the fur trade.
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Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.
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Changing the states of many agents grossly alters behavior, while changing only a few just perturbs the overall disposition a little.
