Alan Turing Quotes
May not machines carry out something which ought to be described as thinking but which is very different from what a man does?
Quotes to Explore
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I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.
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As I followed my dream - stayed in-Spirit, that is, inspired - I made more money in the first year after I gave up my employment than I had made in the previous 35 years of my life.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler.
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In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.
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Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.
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'LazyTown' is basically about motivation. So what do I call motivation? I call it 'go.' The show is going to inspire kids to go. Go fishing. Go dancing. Go live.
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Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.
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Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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Oil is ancient wealth in the ground.
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If you ask me to summarise our mission, I would put it this way: We were a military regime that sought to lay the foundations for freedom and liberty in a complex society.
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I grew up in Deptford in south London, and at that time I used to wear toppers, loon pants and tonic suits from shops like Take 6 and Topman. I was a bit of a soul boy, but I had a very eclectic taste in music - I was into James Brown and Bowie; and I was the only kid in the neighbourhood who would also be listening to Chopin.
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Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than it is now.
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The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation.
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In the developing world, people often use quite basic technology. Many of the most imaginative schemes are using what we'd count as old tech.
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If I had said, "I don't stand a chance," one thing is clear: I wouldn't have.
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I think about what I've accomplished and my career. I care about how many wins I have and whether I'm accomplishing my goals.
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May not machines carry out something which ought to be described as thinking but which is very different from what a man does?
