Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes
There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the facts, it is no credit to that model.
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Kids are always going to be around people who break world records and that. It's how you deal with that. I never let it get in the way of my race, but I am always more than happy after the race to sign autographs and have photos.
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I can't relate to skinny, perfectly sculptured, tanned men singing about gold chains and Ferraris because I'm not that way.
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My goal when I make my show is to make a show for women. I don't make a show for men.
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Many hedge fund managers have become billionaires; perhaps this - plus their reputations as the smartest guys in the room - is why they have captured the investing public's imagination.
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Playing hard to get is not the way to win me over. I'm definitely more for the girl who can smile and laugh all the time and just have a good time!
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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Mister Cee's a legend, man.
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I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.
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My own experience, though, as a business executive and as a governor, tells me that businesses are interested in a lot more than a low tax rate when they decide where to locate.
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One puts off the biography like you put off death. To write an autobiography is to etch the words on your own gravestone.
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I'm gonna make my records, whether I release them as Bleachers or something else.
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Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.
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If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments - we'd have the Ten Suggestions.
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A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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I knew I'd have to go to Paris eventually, and I didn't want to be the provincial kid who just turns up and says, 'I want to act.'
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Satire doesn't effect change.
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We were born and we die. In between, I think we try to live as best we can.
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If the reader is rooting for the protagonist, they'll forgive you just about everything else.
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In terms of being a role model, I didn't start out to be one. I don't go to work every day with that in mind. But, I do get a lot of fan mail from young girls.
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I don't invest in companies where my mental model is that they need to get themselves acquired in the next few years - or ever.
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The world still hasn't seen the best of Sean Paul.
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We literally live right in the middle of the zoo, and it means that every day is a new experience and so much fun.
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There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the facts, it is no credit to that model.
