Edsger Dijkstra Quotes
The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.
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I've done quite a few things based on real events or real people, and I think that's always really interesting that you can read about them or, if you're lucky, you can meet them.
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Women in their 40s have gone through quite a few different things, and so the roles are going to reflect that. People say, 'Oh, it's done by 40,' and now everyone knows it's not. I actually feel like the roles are a lot more interesting.
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There's an interesting contrast between born Catholics and converts. Converts are often much more rule-directed. Catholicism isn't something that they breathed in from their childhood, so they think that if you don't toe the line on abstract doctrine you can't be part of the Church.
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I love interesting people with eccentric stories and outsiders of the world.
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I like to have interesting things to write about. And when one says something is 'interesting,' one almost always means 'bad.'
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There is something fascinating about every human being. The question is how much they're willing to divulge.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.
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Our dream as actors is to tell interesting stories about interesting people.
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I took this 'how to build computers' course basically because I'm sick and tired of getting ripped off by cheesy computer companies. Software baffles me. I like hardware. I used to change my own oil, and now I want to build my own computer so I can have what I want.
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As a press secretary and on 'The Five,' I've learned that I have a choice in how I answer a question. There's combative or productive - I get to take my pick.
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I feel that we don't have the luxury of asking whether or not the Palestinians and Israelis can achieve peace. I think we have to just ask the question of when and how.
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Thus in such a Labour Party there can be no question of independent policy.
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I was a top-notch cartoon model for Hanna Barbera, and they made me into a cartoon series called 'Devlin,' which ran for seven years, and I was on lunch pails and coloring books and all of that. It's really interesting being a coloring book when you're young – most kids colored in coloring books, but I made money off coloring books.
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I have two daughters: One an open book, one a locked box. So the question of privacy is a challenging one. How much do kids need? How much should we give? How do we prepare them to live in a world where the very notion of privacy opens a generational chasm?
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There's no question that the Kings have been, are, and can be great hosts for any major events.
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When you come across someone colorful and vibrant maybe in the present it isn't so interesting, but, in the past, it sheds a wonderful light onto living life.
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A girl who is interesting and educated and can spark conversation - I find that extremely sexy.
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My personal medicine bundle is my backpack that I have at the top of the course. Each person's medicine bundle is different and sacred and not to be spoken of. I have some goodies in my bundle. And my power stone is a quartz crystal that I love and wear almost every day.
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Paris Hilton's house was pretty exciting.
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I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don't care if it's stereotyped.
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We hate our squalor.
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I believe we should have a full-court press diplomatic effort. If Trump doesn't want to listen to the experts inside his own government, then go to people outside in think tanks and academia who know about this very complicated region, and particularly North Korea.
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The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.
