W. Daniel Hillis Quotes
An attitude of only taking what you need was built into the protocols of the Internet itself.
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I really don't have the time to spend much time online, I do have web tv, which I use when I need information.
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The jokes are great but what really matters for a comedian is his performance, his whole attitude, and the laughs that he gets between the jokes rather than on top of the jokes.
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I get tired of stories that keep going and going and never get anywhere. It's like a promise that's never fulfilled. Stories need endings. Otherwise, they aren't really stories. Just pages.
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I have worked steadily since I started, but things are very hard for women and need to change.
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I need to work to feel well.
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Be kind to one another. You may need each other when you are older.
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When you get into statistical analysis, you don't really expect to achieve fame. Or to become an Internet meme. Or be parodied by 'The Onion' - or be the subject of a cartoon in 'The New Yorker.' I guess I'm kind of an outlier there.
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At one point I thought changing my name might help with privacy, but that was before the Internet.
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The Internet is the Viagra of big business.
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Most of us would never consider getting our car repaired without first receiving an estimate of the charges, but this is exactly what we do when we need to go to a hospital for treatment.
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I've always had a 'Work hard, play hard' attitude to life - I still do - but sometimes you get involved in something that needs a calm, methodical approach.
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Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties.
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When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run.
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The fact that the internet is so active; people can now speak to me indirectly.
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An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude.
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We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged.
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We need to make investment to get the economy going again, to give the private sector the confidence.
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I don't need any more money.
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The attitude of giving a full commitment to the partnership will usually result in getting the same commitment in return.
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There are only three outs an inning, and they should be treasured. Give one away, and you're making everything harder for yourself.
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In our family, we've always been owned by border collies, or dogs of one kind or another, and have rescued many dogs. We've lived in the woods and sometimes have had as many as 70 sled dogs. Or had six or seven dogs living in the house. Dogs have saved my life on more than one occasion - and I mean that literally.
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Eudora Welty's 'A Curtain of Green' had an enormous effect on me. But my early attempts to graft stories from the Deep South onto North of England provincialism were not successful. All were rejected.
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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done.
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An attitude of only taking what you need was built into the protocols of the Internet itself.
