Cathy O'Neil (Catherine "Cathy" Helen O'Neil) Quotes
The most important goal I had in mind was to convince people to stop blindly trusting algorithms and assuming that they are inherently fair and objective.
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It is not easy to get parts in mainstream films for most people of color. Hollywood and British writers are not writing parts for us, or the directors are not interested in casting us in parts that are color-blind.
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There will never be talking pictures.
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Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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If you believe that your thoughts originate inside your brain, do you also believe that television shows are made inside your television set?
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Falsehood is a perennial spring.
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I would have been completely brainwashed by this lopsided and racist view of the world if it weren't for my father. He was a deep thinker and an irrepressible problem solver. He was a Black Socrates, asking why and then spoiling ready-made replies.
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I get why people want to come see me play guitar, but I still don't understand why people want to interview me.
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Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.
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When I was young, I was rather attractive, and I thought that I would be a leading lady. I always thought of myself as a dramatic actress, but of course the opportunities for blacks weren't there at the time.
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We live in a world of virtual goods where none of us own the 0s and 1s. What are you going to do?
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Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.
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A lot of new writers assume you have to know the where the story is going and that it flows out as molten gold. But really, sometimes you think you are going to one place, but then you decide that is dumb idea. Then you go somewhere else and it is a worse idea. But then you switch again and you might have a beautiful accident.
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You can spend your whole life planning. But once you're ready, get out there and start doing it.
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I don't have ideas so much as there are things which constantly evolve... there are various threads or layers, if you like, which change.
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Having a Republican candidate speak at the NAACP convention is like trying to build a house starting at the roof. If you don't have a foundation, the roof isn't going to stand.
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You have the power to remind us all that human dignity is not just a universal aspiration, but a human right.
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No matter who we are or where we live, we all share a basic concern for the safety and well-being of our young people. Their welfare is the most telling measure of our nation's success - and their potential is the most promising element of its future. It is up to us - all of us - to safeguard that future.
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When I think back to my childhood, I just think of the word 'freedom.' In the summers, we spent all day on the beach.
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It wasn't until I got 'SNL' that my parents told me they were a little bit worried, like that I would have food to eat.
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I like Valentine's Day. The trouble is the florists and the candy-makers and the card people are all advertising so much, you don't dare let the day go by without making an offering, whether you mean it or not. Money exceeds affection.
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A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.
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I'm a pretty disciplined investor and pretty disciplined buyer. I do my due diligence. I do my homework. I don't waste money.
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The most important goal I had in mind was to convince people to stop blindly trusting algorithms and assuming that they are inherently fair and objective.
