Claude Shannon Quotes
I am very seldom interested in applications. I am more interested in the elegance of a problem. Is it a good problem, an interesting problem?
Quotes to Explore
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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High-energy collisions have led to the observation of many hundreds of new hadronic particle states. These new particles, which are generally unstable, appear to be just as fundamental as the neutron and the proton.
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Well, I decided to stop. And I did. I stopped smoking, and I stopped speed at the same time.
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I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
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There are many reasons I feel at home in the U.K., but if I were asked to pinpoint the moment I knew I'd arrived, it might well be when I realised the British shared my love of fritters.
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I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.
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I'm not going to lie; the most fun of writing these books is just saying, 'Where am I going to write about? Let me go there!'
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In 2009, during my inaugural address, I expressed the importance of unprecedented partnerships. Since then, Utah's government, business, and education leaders in communities statewide have worked together more frequently and with better results than ever before.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff.
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After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.
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On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
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And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believe.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Everyone is just nicer to prettier people.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever.
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I was a good student in the subjects that I wanted to be good in. The curriculum in my section was excellent.
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I do go to the gym five days a week.
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There are over 50 brilliant scientists working at my lab, and being sensitive to their needs is among the top skill sets that scientists like me have to learn.
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I am very seldom interested in applications. I am more interested in the elegance of a problem. Is it a good problem, an interesting problem?
