John Maeda Quotes
There is a construct in computer programming called 'the infinite loop' which enables a computer to do what no other physical machine can do - to operate in perpetuity without tiring. In the same way it doesn't know exhaustion, it doesn't know when it's wrong and it can keep doing the wrong thing over and over without tiring.
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The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day.
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First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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Don't try to guess what it is people want and give it to them. Don't ask for a show of hands. Try your best to write what you like, what you think your friends would like and what you think your father would like and then cross your fingers... The most valuable thing you have is your own voice.
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I try and find fun activities like mountain biking, hiking, or water sports for a workout rather than pushing weight in the gym.
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What I'd like to pass on to my children is the thirst for knowledge. It's something I experience every day that I learned from my father. He always taught me that no matter how long you've done something, you can always learn something new and be better at what you do.
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I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
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The constant variety is the most interesting part of my job.
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For a writer, published works are like fallen flowers, but the expected new work is like a calyx waiting to blossom.
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When I was 15, I worked as a bag boy in a grocery store. I also needed to walk old ladies to their car and put their bags in the car, and they would give me two dollars. I felt like the richest man in the world.
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My father was very strong. I don't agree with a lot of the ways he brought me up. I don't agree with a lot of his values, but he did have a lot of integrity, and if he told us not to do something, he didn't do it either.
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That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.
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I want anything I produce to be good for people kind enough to try it, but it's the momentum and process I enjoy most.
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We have become makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets.
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I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
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I want people to make sense of what I'm talking about.
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We are never ever ever... getting back together.We are never ever ever... getting back together.You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me.But we are never ever ever ever... getting back together.Like, ever.
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Chaos is a friend of mine.
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I just feel like I haven't grown up yet. I live on my own and I do grown-up things, but there is something about me that is very youthful.
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Playing live is great, but it's not a creative thing, really. It's a reproductive thing.
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I'm not into 'Let's go out with one guy on a Monday and another guy on a Wednesday' - that's just not me.
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There is a construct in computer programming called 'the infinite loop' which enables a computer to do what no other physical machine can do - to operate in perpetuity without tiring. In the same way it doesn't know exhaustion, it doesn't know when it's wrong and it can keep doing the wrong thing over and over without tiring.
