Annie Jacobsen Quotes
Many of the engineers I interviewed worked on reverse-engineering technology. It's a hallmark of Area 51.
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Working as a musician, I have to constantly generate new material, so school keeps me sharp. Reading and writing all the time helps me to be a better songwriter.
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You can only paint through your experience and sub-consciousness.
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I do not remember exactly when I became interested in astronomy, but I know it was at a very young age. I did organize an astronomy club for my friends at the age of 11. We would meet once a week to learn about the constellations.
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Look at Microsoft, Google, and Facebook. They have all entered many sectors, and actually, in many of those sectors, they weren't as early as Tencent.
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity.
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He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.
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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
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Our brains are very animal but also very strange and egotistical. We're narcissistic.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.
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I'm a sponge when it comes to stories. I'd say everything influences me in some way, but for 'Red Queen' in particular, I was really affected by the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.
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The fans sing my name around the world. When I meet fans, they ask, 'How are you? All good with your family?'
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I developed my camera system, called the Medusa, jointly with a colleague down in Australia as a method of exploring the ocean unobtrusively. The critical thing was that we didn't use white light, which I believe has been scaring the animals away.
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Every complete man has his genius. True virtue is genius.
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I just really allowed my muse to be my guide and I just go with whatever I'm feeling.
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I would put myself towards left of center.
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I worry that as the problem-solving power of our technologies increases, our ability to distinguish between important and trivial or even non-existent problems diminishes.
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You don't have to own squirrels and starlings to get enjoyment from them … One day, we would like an end to pet shops and the breeding of animals. Dogs would pursue their natural lives in the wild … they would have full lives, not wasting at home for someone to come home in the evening and pet them and then sit there and watch TV.
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I don't think there is anything unusual about my struggle. It's a very typical struggle where you meet bad people, and then you meet good people, and then you finally have a breakthrough.
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Convince me, but without convictions. Convictions no longer convince me.
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I was such a nerd, a complete geek, but then I was lucky enough to have a fancy career, where I can be like 'See, I'm not a nerd. Look, I'm in 'Vogue.'
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Many of the engineers I interviewed worked on reverse-engineering technology. It's a hallmark of Area 51.
