Douglas Hofstadter Quotes
Solomon: Your entry in Wikipedia says that your work has inspired many students to begin careers in computing and artificial intelligence.Hofstadter: I have no interest in computers. The entry is filled with inaccuracies, and it kind of depresses me.Solomon: So fix it.Hofstadter: The next day someone will fix it back.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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And I am a conservative. Sometimes conservatives forget we are supposed to conserve, to save, to be efficient. Plus our dependence on other sources of energy is causing our country to not be independent and to really be vulnerable. So this is a security issue.
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We got a chance to go and play in some places that the usual European tour by an American band didn't go to.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I've always felt a bit hard done by in England – you know, I've won the Bisto three times in Ireland, but it has felt like nobody has even heard of me in my home country.
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When people go through something rough in life, they say, 'I'm taking it one day at a time.' Yes, so is everybody. Because that's how time works.
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I don't think the lifestyle that I have, the things going on in my life right now, you could put that on any 23-year-old kid. But, you know, I was raised right, and I'm prepared for whatever.
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It's fun to play dress up for work, but when you have those off-days, it's nice to just be low-key.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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Bitcoin is one of the most viral concepts I've ever encountered.
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Many schools desperately need caring professionals like guidance counselors and social workers to ensure students' emotional, social and educational needs are met. But proposals to arm teachers are irresponsible and dangerous. The role of educators is to teach and nurture our children, not to be armed guards.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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I get letters from little girls begging me to adopt them.
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When I work, my first relationship with people is professional.
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I learned at an early age that what we were doing in the choir was just as important as the preacher. It was a ministry in itself. We could stir the pot, you know?
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I always carry a little jar of nuts around with me. I roast them beforehand with tamari and thyme to give them a deliciously rich flavour.
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Solomon: Your entry in Wikipedia says that your work has inspired many students to begin careers in computing and artificial intelligence.Hofstadter: I have no interest in computers. The entry is filled with inaccuracies, and it kind of depresses me.Solomon: So fix it.Hofstadter: The next day someone will fix it back.
