Philip Emeagwali Quotes
The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex supercomputer and it will take forever to completely describe how it works.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
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I'm not the best at video games, but I play them a lot.
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You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
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I hear all the time that boys don't like stories about girls. Which never made much sense to me. Wasn't 'Terminator' about a girl? And 'Alien'? Hell, I grew up on 'The Wizard of Oz.' People enjoy stories about anything if they're good stories.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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We think a modern cloud lets you decide when you want to upgrade. We don't decide for you.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.
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All diseases run into one, old age.
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My mother had an illegal abortion in 1960, which was the year the birth control pill came out, but I guess a little late for her, but - and I never knew. I found out when my father, after her death, got her FBI file.
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I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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I support gay unions. I think the government should get out of the marriage business completely - leave marriages to the churches. And grant civil unions to gay couples, grant civil unions to a man and woman.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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It’s very hard to prosper in this modern economy if you haven’t fully unleashed the potential of your people. And your people’s potential, in part, derives from their ability to express themselves and express new ideas, to try to right wrongs that are taking place in the society.
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In the day-to-day life of a traveling musician, it's easy to miss so many details. The world goes by at high-speed; it will take your breath away.
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What else can you expect from a town thats shut off from the world by the ocean on one side and New Jersey on the other?
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I read in a rock magazine that our band had broken up, so I stopped going to rehearsal
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I'd most prefer to be a free agent and fight up to six times a year, but that is unlikely.
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The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex supercomputer and it will take forever to completely describe how it works.
