Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes
The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any outcome, you have zero knowledge.
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I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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Grades were important in our house. I was reading by two. My mom would sit there and read with me, read with me, read with me. It was wonderful.
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Goals enable you to do more for yourself and others, too.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I've spent most of my life doing some sort of exercise, but I've learned to never push myself into doing it. I know that when I am up for it I will, and when I'm not in the mood to, I don't make myself feel badly over it.
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From when I was 7 until I was 22, I played football. That was always my struggle as a kid. I always wanted to be an artist, but my parents were divorced, and my dad really wanted me to play sports, and that's how I got to see him. He would come pick me up or take me to practice, and he was always at my games.
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Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.
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I couldn't speak any English when I first left Russia, and Intimissimi taught me everything. The team was like a family to me - they showed me how to model and how to stay in shape. They really believed in me.
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I never believe them when they say that because you really have to sort of be aware of what's going on in the news in order to get the jokes on the show.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war.
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I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it.
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It will be a difficult couple of days. It's difficult now and it will be difficult tomorrow.
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I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.
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Life is always a problem. The fact that I'm on the radio saying that I don't necessarily see hope does not relieve people, does not relieve my son, does not relieve children, of the responsibility to struggle.
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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
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It's really difficult when you don't see much of a team and you're not familiar with how they play.
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Never were two people more opposite in sentiment than my companions.
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Why is it that people with the most narrow of minds seem to have the widest of mouths?
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The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any outcome, you have zero knowledge.
