David Berlinski Quotes
More than sixty years ago, mathematical logicians, by defining precisely the concept of an algorithm, gave content to the ancient human idea of an effective calculation. Their definitions led to the creation of the digital computer, an interesting example of thought bending matter to its ends. Interesting Computer Ancient Creation Mathematical Sixty Algorithms Bending Defining Definitions Digital Ends Example Humans Ideas Matter Years Calculations Concepts Years Ago
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I think after a time there won't be anything left to be interesting for mankind. Computers are about to do everything for us. Cellphones are smarter than we are. We'll embrace spirituality because we'll be bored of everything else.
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Somebody like Bowie was so interesting because when you got him off stage, he was like a businessman. But on stage, he was just dazzling. It was like watching butterflies grow.
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If you can be a good example to other people, why not try to be that person? I have a bit of a people pleaser in me, but not so much so that it's out of control.
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Surreal can be exciting and good, and it can be like living inside an alien landscape, and it can be completely interesting, or you can be alienated from your own life - inside your own life, it doesn't feel familiar any more.
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a form of money that's a stable field that the government can't destroy and can't distort. Because its creation is governed by the laws of mathematics. It can't happen any faster or slower than a certain rate, and it all sort of self-adjusts.
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Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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My childhood and adolescence were filled with visiting scientists from both India and abroad, many of whom would stay with us. A life of science struck me as being both interesting and particularly international in its character.
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It was just this interesting, my first, the first time you hear your child in any way criticise you. It's the worst review of your life and it's really relieving to find out that they don't know what they're saying.
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It's interesting that a lot of female artists want to collaborate with me.
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Someone once told me be interested, not interesting - that really clicked for me.
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My favorite book in life is 'A Wrinkle In Time,' which I read before high school. It was my first introduction into the meeting of science and spirit and the universe and big thoughts and all of those interesting New Age-y concepts. It made everything make sense to me and opened up my mind.
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The only interesting thing that can happen in a Swiss bedroom is suffocation by feather mattress.
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I have created a new genre. It is a soulful creation that comes straight from my heart.
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Arab youth are taught to wonder, 'Since the Holocaust was a European affair, why are the Palestinians being forced to pay for the creation of Israel?'
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When I do outdoor scenes, I tend to find a quiet space where I can sit and carve a walking stick that can turn out to be interesting for me.
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The professionals must set a good example.
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I don't subscribe to the idea that the founders or anyone else were somehow better than us and that we have to live up to their example.
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The danger of computers becoming like humans is not as great as the danger of humans becoming like computers.
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When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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I didn't get to masturbate this morning, and I've been dying to, so I've gotta go.
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I played my first show when I was 17, and that was a big moment. I realized it was something I could keep doing.
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To me, the hook of the riff is what makes a great guitar recording. It's the backbone of the whole song. When you have a strong riff, it's the rocket fuel for the track.
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More than sixty years ago, mathematical logicians, by defining precisely the concept of an algorithm, gave content to the ancient human idea of an effective calculation. Their definitions led to the creation of the digital computer, an interesting example of thought bending matter to its ends. Interesting Computer Ancient Creation Mathematical Sixty Algorithms Bending Defining Definitions Digital Ends Example Humans Ideas Matter Years Calculations Concepts Years Ago
