Vitalik Buterin Quotes
In order to have a decentralised database, you need to have security. In order to have security, you need to - you need to have incentives.
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I was never that kid who used to brag about anything.
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The American Revolution as it actually unfolded was so troubling and strange that once the struggle was over, a generation did its best to remove all traces of the truth.
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I've found that entrepreneurial success usually comes through great execution, simply by doing a superior job of doing the blocking and tackling.
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The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them.
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I would like 'I Dream of Genie' powers.
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Coming up with novel ideas and converting them into real products has always been as natural as breathing for me.
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I have never been beautiful in cliche terms.
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I don't work out or watch what I eat – but I need to start so it doesn't catch up to me.
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When Gordon Brown becomes prime minister, the balance sheet that reflects his economic stewardship could look very sickly indeed. He could become Labour's biggest liability, not its most marketable asset.
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It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it.
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We'd accept Germany either allowing all migrants in or not allowing any in. But whatever Germany decides should only apply to Germany.
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My favorite subject was either English or History. I had a really awesome high school education.
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Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong, firm position of the United States against aggression between two Arab countries created realities that led to the Madrid Peace Conference.
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My last book, 'The Language of Flowers,' I wrote completely on naptime, when my little kids were asleep.
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I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started calling me 'Kid' because I was trying to win every sprint. I was trying to hit every pitch out of the park.
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I always feel like I want to work with people who raise my game, and I can do the same for them, and we can jump off the cliff together.
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There are two types of women out there: there's the kind of woman who finds something nice and likes to keep it to herself, and then there's the other type, which is me, who wants to share.
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I'm always gonna be compared to the greatest cats that's in the game, but I lack a little bit less when I'm not as visible as other guys. So I live with that thought right there - yo, you still gotta work, still got more to do. One thing where I come from you gotta remember is, don't get souped up.
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Don't offer God partnership when he wants penitence. Don't present him with lip service when He wants your life.
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For years I've been hearing 20-somethings say they don't expect Social Security to be around when they hit 65. Eventually, I came to realize that they really mean that they just don't expect to be 65. Or 40. Neither did I, when I was 22.
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Retired Americans living on Social Security, exempt from taxes because their income is modest, are not the problem.
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It used to be that people needed products to survive. Now products need people to survive.
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If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.
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In order to have a decentralised database, you need to have security. In order to have security, you need to - you need to have incentives.
