Alan Kay Quotes
The future is not laid out on a track. It is something that we can decide, and to the extent that we do not violate any known laws of the universe, we can probably make it work the way that we want to.
Quotes to Explore
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I write in a small office at home.
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Disciples of Keynes, who focus on aggregate demand, view any increase in household wealth as raising employment because they say it adds to consumer demand.
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What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.
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When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
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I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack of leadership in Washington.
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I did not love reading, spelling, math and science. I struggled. I was a terrible speller.
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I feel quite connected to the past, and my memory. Everything that I've ever done I can still relate to, and feel connected to it in a way. There's no part of my life that I look at and go, 'I don't recognize that person at all.'
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I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have always been vivid color.
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I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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Talking about stepping down in five years is frankly not a topic of particular actuality now.
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Drama happens in big cricket matches. But also in small cricket matches.
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Singing and dancing is not just for the cast of 'Glee'. We can wake up doing both and have it be a natural expression of who we are.
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Just keep taking chances and having fun.
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Food is the new Internet.
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I'm trying to work on my Spanish.
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I try to work out, time permitting, wherever I am.
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I consider my musical ability to be a gift from the Creator. It's not that I try to work hard or nothing like that, it's a gift, it was given to me, and I appreciate it.
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The home team won - everyone can go home happy.
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The future is not laid out on a track. It is something that we can decide, and to the extent that we do not violate any known laws of the universe, we can probably make it work the way that we want to.
