Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes

Science has heroes, but no gods. The great Names are not our superiors, or even our rivals, they are passed milestones on our road; and the most important milestone is the hero yet to come.

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• I got to do the movie, and people who enjoyed 'The Birdcage' came out to see me on stage when I did 'Forum.' It introduced me to a whole new audience that wasn't familiar with my stage work.

  

  Nathan Lane
  • People
  • Work
  • Movie

• I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.

  

  Nargis Fakhri
  • Believe
  • Best
  • Secrets

• Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.

  

  Felipe VI of Spain
  • Life
  • Good
  • Today

• After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Future
  • Support
  • Responsibility

• When all are wrong, everyone is right.

  

  Ed Koch
  • Right
  • Wrong
  • Everyone

• I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.

  

  Candice Olson
  • Up
  • Feel
  • Drama

• Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special.

  

  R. L. Stine
  • First
  • Special
  • Bar

• In my novels, there are twelve ancient 'memory tools,' all now lost. Each of the 'Reincarnationist' books revolves around a different tool.

  

  M. J. Rose
  • Different
  • Lost
  • Memory

• I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!

  

  Jack McBrayer
  • Giving
  • Worry
  • Coffee

• I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation.

  

  Washed Out
  • Music
  • Positive
  • Depression

• I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long.

  

  Karin Slaughter
  • Long
  • Language
  • Voice

• Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened?

  

  Rafael dos Anjos
  • Fight
  • See
  • Before

• The prevalence of mobile homes does not correspond with the prevalence of poverty, or with much of anything else. All that can be confidently said about America's mobile homes is that they are massed in places where you wouldn't want to be in one. Florida's mobile homes lie athwart the path of hurricanes. Georgia's are in the way of tornadoes.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • America
  • Path
  • Poverty

• After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.

  

  Barbara Deming
  • People
  • Society
  • Rest

• My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.

  

  Vince Vaughn
  • Dad
  • Mom
  • Start

• I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.

  

  Ira Glass
  • Time
  • Long
  • Job

• We've become slaves to words like 'local,' 'fresh,' and 'seasonal.' We all want to be Thomas Jefferson's agrarian hero, but sustainable food is a difficult beast.

  

  Barton Seaver
  • Words
  • Food
  • Hero

• Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.

  

  Federica Mogherini
  • Time
  • Community
  • Period

• I kind of stumbled into comics in a roundabout way. One of the first films my father introduced me to was the 1989 'Batman,' the Tim Burton one.

  

  Rahul Kohli
  • Father
  • Me
  • Kind

• Every man is, no doubt, by nature, first and principally recommended to his own care; and as he is fitter to take care of himself than of any other person, it is fit and right that it should be so.

  

  Adam Smith
  • Nature
  • Doubt

• When you're talking about capital and financial things, which I certainly pay a lot of attention to, I base those decisions on one question that I typically ask myself, which is 'Does it help us to build a better company?'

  

  Jim Bankoff
  • Help
  • Attention
  • Question

• If I were asked to say the most important things that lead to a successful life, I should say that, first of all, was integrity - unimpeachable integrity.

  

  Charles M. Schwab
  • Life
  • Important
  • Integrity

• I want to do a darker, pop soul kind of feel.

  

  Brynn Cartelli
  • Soul

• Science has heroes, but no gods. The great Names are not our superiors, or even our rivals, they are passed milestones on our road; and the most important milestone is the hero yet to come.

  

  Eliezer Yudkowsky
  • Great
  • Important
  • Science