Alan Perlis Quotes
64: Often it is means that justify ends: Goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.
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Every audition I get, I agonise over and I put everything I can into it.
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A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.
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Back in the day, cooking definitely was the thing where you could make a lot of money. Also, it was something that I liked to do.
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I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.
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You are the only you. That means you don't lose roles to anybody else. There's no competition, so they either want you or they don't want you, and it's not that they wanted someone else over you.
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The nightmare of a film career, or at least the challenge of one, is that you're rarely going to get the opportunity to explore character because once people see you in one thing, you know, they want to see that again.
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The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.
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I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
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My identity comprises of more than just my faith. I am a proud Muslim, but I am also a liberal, a Briton, a Pakistani, a Londoner, a father, a product of the globalised world who speaks English, Arabic and Urdu.
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In a world of global dependencies with no corresponding global polity and few tools of global justice, the rich of the world are free to pursue their own interests while paying no attention to the rest.
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I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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It's interesting: in the late '80s, there was this really random mix of new wave, industrial, and these early house records. And a lot of it was coming out of Chicago because of Wax Trax! So I always visited Wax Trax Records.
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Physical roles give me a chance to learn something new.
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I sang in a reggae band. And then there was a soul band where I sang back-up vocals and some lead. And I was also in a women's a capella group. And I was in the gospel choir at school. Actually, I've always been in choirs. Or some kind of group. Just because I love singing so much. But I truthfully never thought of it as a career.
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I envy the sensibility in Europe, appreciating beauty in women as they age. I'm going to go that way. I might dye my gray hair for a bit, but beyond that the buck stops. I'm not having any work done.
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I'm kind of a pop culture stew, you know.
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I'm floored that the House leadership would turn its back on job creation for Mississippians.
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One of the astronauts I came to admire the most is John Young.
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But other vampire stories? Well, no, I really haven't read too many, and I can't say I'm crazy about romantic vampires anyway - to me the vampire is simply an evil monster.
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Business is dynamic. If it doesn’t change, it becomes obsolete.
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I ended up injuring her with a knife I had on me. I can't really remember what happened.
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I don't think I'm severely politically active. I care deeply, and I have my strong personal beliefs. I think America is dancing on thin ice. But I think it's bigger even than a political issue. I wonder about the evolution of the human race and spirit and what our goals and reasons for living are.
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64: Often it is means that justify ends: Goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.
