Luis von Ahn Quotes

My first computer was a Commodore 64. I got it as a present from my mom when I was eight years old, and all I wanted to do with that computer was play games.

Luis von Ahn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
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  • Birth: 1979

Topics

MomPresentPlayGamesOldFirst

I'm inspired by people who are unapologetically themselves, from Bill Cosby to Fahim Anwar. Just funny people.

Jerrod Carmichael

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We have fluctuations all the time, business cycles, and they come about in various ways, but normally what sets them off is some reduction in the willingness of our population, our businesses, and foreigners to buy.

Robert Solow

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The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

John Hodgman

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I just like tattoos.

Amy Winehouse

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The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat, too.

Stephen Covey

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I don't think the president had anything to do with Fast and Furious. I'm not sure Eric Holder did, which leads to a conversation about whether he should have known about it.

Trey Gowdy

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Whenever I get a little chance to get to Orlando, I like to take a couple days' break with the family, just hang out, go clubbing around town.

Luis Fonsi

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Only after I faced the unhappiness of my first marriage did I start on the path of personal growth.

Judith Wright

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I've never been aware of the difference between so-called posh actors and working-class actors.

Douglas Booth

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The idea of trying to write sketches the same way we did on Saturday Night Live every day would be damn near impossible.

Chevy Chase

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But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship and awe, a vertical relationship. The New Testament, on the other hand, we look across at a Jesus who looks familiar, horizontal. The combination is what makes the Cross.

Bono

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I think audiences have hit the wall with CGI and special effects. They have seen so many over-the-top events that they can't suspend disbelief.

Sylvester Stallone

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