W. Daniel Hillis Quotes
Last century, when the beams needed replacing, carpenters used oak trees that had been planted in 1386 when the dining hall was first built. The 14th-century builder had planted the trees in anticipation of the time, hundreds of years in the future, when the beams would need replacing. Did the carpenters plant new trees to replace the beams again a few hundred years from now?
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The Department of Justice will continue to pursue those that travel to fight against the United States and our allies, as well as those individuals that recruit others on behalf of ISIL in the homeland.
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The Lord discovered to me a sense of my unbelief that, though late, I should remember my transgressions and that I should be converted with my whole heart to the Lord my God.
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I enjoy building something good and having a successful product and making money.
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I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.
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I have been getting offers from international artistes for collaboration all across the globe, but I prefer to work with Indian artistes.
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Most of my best games were when I felt crap - I could hardly move on the morning of the World Cup semi-final in 1990 - but there's a thing called adrenaline that gets you through.
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Why trip off some random person in Idaho that doesn't feel my vibe? Like, no thank you. Stay in your life; I'll stay in mine.
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Everybody is smarter from outside of the court.
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The happiness I feel in having a family has brought me a real beauty.
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I'm just afraid I'm gonna miss it all... being married... being a mother.
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Ah, I am thinking people put more in their prayers than was ever put in them by God.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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Today we know that centralization and big bureaucracies have not, as promised, been the answer for promoting better opportunities for society.
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I like to look like a tomboy during the day and then a pin-up girl at night.
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Last century, when the beams needed replacing, carpenters used oak trees that had been planted in 1386 when the dining hall was first built. The 14th-century builder had planted the trees in anticipation of the time, hundreds of years in the future, when the beams would need replacing. Did the carpenters plant new trees to replace the beams again a few hundred years from now?
