Charles Babbage Quotes
It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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Perhaps things are not things but words: metaphors, words for other things.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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I don't think that I ever believed that poetry would be a career. I have always thought of poems as something more private than professional... I would never introduce myself as a poet. I will always have some other thing that I am.
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I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit and watch actors do something live and have it not go well.
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The production value of YouTube videos is not there.
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Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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I don't have time to listen to anybody's music. I'm making it, you know.
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I am an earnest advocate of manual training and trade teaching for black boys, and for white boys, too.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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It's unfortunate biologically we have to sleep.
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It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life.
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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.
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Modes are infinite, and laws are infinite.
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Innovation comes from the producer - not from the customer.
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I keep a hotel room in my town, although I have a large house. And I go there at about 5:30 in the morning, and I start working. And I don't allow anybody to come in that room. I work on yellow pads and with ballpoint pens. I keep a Bible, a thesaurus, a dictionary, and a bottle of sherry. I stay there until midday.
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Hour by hour, minute by minute, I make decisions that seem like the right things to do at the time but which prevent me from reflecting on the most significant, most critical fact in my life: Every day, I participate in a system that is weaponizing our big, gorgeous planet against our kids.
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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Your initial idea may or may not work, but you have to remember that a failed idea is nothing but a stepping stone to a bigger success.
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I don't know if there's ever been a female-driven film or a male-driven film. I don't believe in that. I believe a film is a film - a movie can only work if everything about the film works.
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It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue.
