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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The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.
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Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.
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I've never seen an obese person who has said, 'I am well in my mind.' Happiness stops food being a compensation.
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It is the gift of seeing the life around them clearly and vividly, as something that is exciting in its own right. It is an innate gift, varying in intensity with the individual's temperament and environment.
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I think that women are much more collaborative; men are much more competitive.
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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.
