Luis von Ahn Quotes
Game design is a funny thing. There are people out there who are really good at it, but it's not clear that they can teach it. It's a very intuitive process. It's an art.
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Hollywood is the only thing more ridiculous than Silicon Valley. There's nowhere else where it's stranger.
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The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.
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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
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I'm not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing.
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Linda Hunt is so good and so sweet. She is a Tony Award nominee and won an Oscar. Pearls just come out of her mouth.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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Leaving all the glamour and air-kissing aside, at the end of the day, fashion is about operations and getting things done. The best way to be successful, therefore, is to learn from the people who do it best.
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For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.
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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
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But is it not the fact that religion emanates from the nature, from the moral state of the individual? Is it not therefore true that unless the nature be completely exercised, the moral state harmonized, the religion cannot be healthy?
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I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time.
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My father was overbearing. Very controlling. He was always the way he is, even before my success. He was not always a good person. He'd play mind games to make sure I knew my place. I don't see him, which is unfortunate. But I don't have any desire to see him. I vaguely know where he is, and I don't want to know.
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Once I was in the city, I really enjoyed it. Just to experience things. There was so much new stuff.
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I'm the girl who - I call it girl-next-door-itis - the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating.
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Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways.
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I am not afraid to go to jail.
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I asked no odds and I give none. A guy got in my way, I run over him.
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When we talk about climate, we need to do everything we can to set the stage before the actors come on. And they may only have one chance at success. We should keep thinking: How do we maximize that chance of success?
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Motherhood is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy.
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Game design is a funny thing. There are people out there who are really good at it, but it's not clear that they can teach it. It's a very intuitive process. It's an art.
