John Tukey Quotes
It's better to solve the right problem approximately than to solve the wrong problem exactly.
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You can't hold back. You can't think of the subtleties of playing. You just have to get out and really bare it all, and hopefully you don't fall off the plank. And if you do, hey, pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start all over again.
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I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There's room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike.
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Peruvian food is so simple yet amazingly flavored with their traditional spices.
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And they will tell you unequivocally that if we have a chemical or biological attack or a nuclear attack anywhere in this country, they are unprepared to deal with it today, and that is of high urgency.
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My job is to help more people have jobs.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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The number of people who will not go to a show they do not want to see is unlimited.
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I try to mix it up! I do a little Pilates. I do a little Cardio Barre; sometimes I run or do the stairs.
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Mother Nature made me the way I am, and I should be happy.
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Colombians are sick of 'Narcos' stories because Colombia is a country that has changed so much. It's a country that's completely different from the country that we see in 'Narcos.' They reconstructed themselves in 25 years, which is amazing.
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The thought of somebody pulling and cutting around my face gives me stomach ache. Plastic surgery would be so painful. What if it doesn't look good? What if they made a mistake? I couldn't do it.
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The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
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Lack of consistency is a weakness shared by all nations.
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We're all performing for someone.
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Jerry Rice had won two Super Bowls already by the time he got to his ninth year in the league. That's what it's all about: winning that ring.
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Gospel songs to me are about the mansion in the sky, and washed in the blood of Christ's crimson blood, songs that are filled with biblical wording that's no longer understood by a lot of people.
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Like every actress, I, too, had movies that got stuck, but I have learnt to always look at the best in every situation and to give my best to every situation.
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There's so many great designers. I'm a little bit of a vintage junkie when it comes to going out. I like to get unique pieces that you won't see everyone wearing, but at the same time I don't like to break the bank. I like to find great vintage pieces that you can hold on to for a long time.
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I don't know if they were all functioning, but I did play in a bunch of bands.
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Talking about covers, whether visually or sonically, if a particular combination of notes struck a chord in your heart in a way that you want to be a part of it by covering that song, then there's nothing wrong with it.
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'Gifts' was just a short little one-verse song that I used to close shows in the '60s.
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The technical explanation is that the market-sensitive risk models used by thousands of market participants work on the assumption that each user is the only person using them.
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It's better to solve the right problem approximately than to solve the wrong problem exactly.
