Tom Chatfield Quotes

Unlike us, machines do not have a 'nature' consistent across vast reaches of time. They are, at least to begin with, whatever we set in motion - with an inbuilt tendency towards the exponential.

Tom Chatfield

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NatureTimeWhateverBeginMotion

I trained as a ballet dancer - well, I started when I was two and a half, and was serious about it from when I was eight until I was 18.

Jessica Brown Findlay

SeriousTwoHalfStartedWellEight

Some mathematics problems look simple, and you try them for a year or so, and then you try them for a hundred years, and it turns out that they're extremely hard to solve. There's no reason why these problems shouldn't be easy, and yet they turn out to be extremely intricate.

Andrew Wiles

MathematicsSimpleProblemsYearYou

Being number two sucks.

Andre Agassi

TwoBeingNumberSucks

If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.

Max Nordau

RespectMyselfMeTroubleOthers

For an actor, to be able to do something different and fun every week is an incredible treat.

Matt Lanter

FunTreatWeekActorSomethingAble

In my 50s I'll be dancing at my children's weddings.

Michael J. Fox

ChildrenDancingWeddings

When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with.

Sophie Marceau

StartYouFirstAlwaysFilmYour

The mob taught me how to play gin rummy.

Shirley MacLaine

MePlayMobGinHowTaught

Congress should pass a law repealing birthright citizenship for children of foreign citizens, with the sole exception being children of legal permanent residents. Children born to business travelers, foreign students, tourists, and illegal aliens would not be automatically citizens of the United States.

Tom Tancredo

BusinessChildrenLawLegalBorn

Of course ankle length socks are cheaper, but they don't cover the lower leg as hosiery should.

Roger Stone

SocksLegAnkleCheaperCourse

Spurs will always have a place in my heart.

Luka Modric

HeartPlaceWillAlwaysSpurs

Media cycles end, but the Internet never forgets. This is a valuable lesson, especially for college students.

Milo Yiannopoulos

CollegeEndInternetMediaLesson

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