Luis von Ahn Quotes

When I found out that I had won the MacArthur Fellowship, I had been a professor at Carnegie Mellon for a week. I probably shouldn't be saying this on TV, but I stopped worrying about tenure.

Luis von Ahn

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
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  • Birth: 1979

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The thing I love about off-road racing is the pride in how abusive it is.

Jimmie Johnson

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When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships.

Andy Warhol

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I once tried to sing jazz for real. But jazz didn't do it for me. You can't have jazz without a jazz world, which doesn't exist anymore.

Jeff Buckley

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I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck's great to listen to.

Ritchie Blackmore

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I had to get good grades and do well in school - my mother was an assistant principal and my father was a teacher - and they took this very seriously.

Roz Chast

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Since, however, the reduced surplus value is to be distributed among them in like manner, the modification of their respective parts in the production of surplus value must find expression in a modification of the prices.

Rudolf Hilferding

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I respect motorcycles so much.

Michiel Huisman

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I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you're able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something... it's about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.

Joyce Meyer

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Music was always the distraction, so it was the obvious choice to pursue. My dad always said to find a job I love to do, that way it wouldn't feel like a job. So I did that.

Jason Mraz

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We meet a lot of people, we drink lots of stuff and have lots of fun.

Bon Scott

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It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

Brigham Young

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What makes international cinema so interesting is that each territory has its own sensibility. When you look at an Indian or French film, there's a certain flavor. And even though the language is different, if the film is successful, it has something very common and understandable.

Wong Kar-wai

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