Alan Kay Quotes
I fear -as far as I can tell- that most undergraduate degrees in computer science these days are basically Java vocational training. I’ve heard complaints from even mighty Stanford University with its illustrious faculty that basically the undergraduate computer science program is little more than Java certification.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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I want to ski down Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas when I am 85, descending from a height of 8,201 meters.
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The arms race is worse than it ever was, the dumping of creation down a military rat hole is worse than it ever was, the wars across the earth are worse than they ever were.
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Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.
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If the girl is good looking and talented, and for some reason the film doesn't work, she gets a second chance. But if subsequent films don't work, she gets branded as an 'iron leg.' The whole thing gets negative.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.
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At Gallaudet, deafness isn't an issue. You don't even think about it. Students can pay attention to accounting or psychology or journalism. But when a deaf person goes to another college, no matter how supportive it is, that person doesn't get the same access.
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I feel like the luckiest person on the planet. 'Tron' was such a departure for me.
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I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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When I was releasing EPs by myself, I was generating royalties. And when I signed, I thought I'd put those royalties into other artists. And interestingly, streaming is most of the income for those artists.
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
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I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different.
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I feel crazy that me sticking with my dreams actually worked. It's wild and incredible.
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The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.
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My dream job was to work in an ice cream shop. Two weeks and five pounds later, I realized it wasn't for me. For many years, I had planned to be a corporate lawyer. As luck would have it, other than a summer internship, I didn't end up doing that either.
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Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public.
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I have very much been a guy who's acknowledged how many women have directed me, have produced... it's been unbelievable.
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Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.
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Sometimes in a big theatre, you have about, probably, six yards sometimes between you and the first person in the audience. It's almost like you've got to jump across a little pond to get there and then keep moving.
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Stringent standards of self-evaluation [can] make otherwise objective successes seem to be personal failures.
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I fear -as far as I can tell- that most undergraduate degrees in computer science these days are basically Java vocational training. I’ve heard complaints from even mighty Stanford University with its illustrious faculty that basically the undergraduate computer science program is little more than Java certification.
