Hal Abelson Quotes
There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion.
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In China, a lot of the opening up of private entrepreneurship is happening because women are starting businesses, small businesses, faster than men.
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All those things you hear about networks trying to stifle creativity - CW lets creators create and gives us freedom.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
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What we do is nothing like the portrayal of badminton as a gentle game played in a church hall. Badminton can be fun and relaxing, but as professionals, this sport is our heart and soul and passion, and our games are fast and aggressive.
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I grew up on Bach and Beethoven, and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since I'm constantly doing music, it's difficult to have that quality time to listen to music and do classical stuff.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala. One is from Laos. They don't come off. I walk into a lot of very high-level boardrooms now, and I present to distinguished conferences, but these bracelets remind me of the places I've been and the people I've met.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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I used to be very photogenic. My brother took a lot of pictures of me in Dubai. I thought maybe I could be a movie star. There was a hurdle, though - I didn't know anything about films.
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It wasn't until I set out to write a novel about marriage that I realized how little I knew about the institution.
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I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have.
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I do not connect fashion to elegance. Elegance is in the wilderness, and fashion is in the domestic.
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Oh God, I'm awful at sports. In gym I just try and avoid getting hit in the face.
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I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary.
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For the stage displays the first vigorous expression, as the natural thing and without conspicuous restraint, of private individuality.
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I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them.
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When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling, because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times.
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The storytelling gift is innate: one has it or one doesn't. But style is at least partly a learned thing: one refines it by looking and listening and reading and practice - by work.
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I have a big mouth, and I have a temper, so that's not good for people. That's not good for executives.
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At his heart, Gambit is a good man who believes in taking care of his friends, and his friends are what's most important to him. People are his home. He will do anything for those who matter to him.
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I was a very avid reader when I was a child, and I also was a good listener.
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War of the Worlds is rated PG-13. Much of the earth's population is wiped out, leaving very little time for sex or bad language.
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There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion.
