Alison Gopnik Quotes

If you wanted to design a robot that could learn as well as it possibly could, you might end up with something that looked a lot like a 3-year-old.

Alison Gopnik

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EndDesignLearnYouRobotUp

I went to a segregated school; I was born a Negro, not a black man.

Michael Eric Dyson

ManSchoolBlackBornI Was Born

Reminiscence and self-parody are part of remaining true to oneself.

John Updike

TrueOneselfPartRemaining

The first thing I do when I come to work, I say hello to my dogs and give them one biscuit each. The butler takes them out to the park and drops them off at the office, so they are there waiting for me. They are very popular in the studio. They play all the time. They run around, up and down, left and right.

Stefano Gabbana

WorkTimeWaitingMeDownPlay

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime. The ordinary bad hat is always in part a decent fellow.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

HatVillainArtistBadRealHim

I have a certain taste, and I might be like, 'I like this,' when other people are like, 'I can't wear that.' And in basketball, I might be able to do things other guys might not.

Russell Westbrook

PeopleBasketballTasteThingsWear

Some people try to get you out of slavery for you to be their slave.

Mike Tyson

PeopleSlaveryYouTrySome People

We're not alt-right, and we're not old-school, National-Review-boring Right - we're aggressive. We're in a meme world - we're in a world where you have to be catchy, punchy.

Mike Cernovich

EyesPeopleYouKindHimAnything

I think, in terms of activism associated with my films, be it 'Salaam Baalak Trust' or 'Maisha,' taking the idea of cinema as a way to change people, I feel heartened. I am glad that we have impacted thousands of lives.

Mira Nair

ChangeTrustI AmPeopleThinkFeel

There's a thrill in flying by the seat of your pants - trousers, actually: 'pants' in English means underwear - because most shows don't operate that way. Network shows are repetitive.

Jordan Gavaris

FlyingWayPantsUnderwearEnglish

It's almost like a self-fulfilling prophecy: the great comedy that comes from great pain.

Brian Dunkleman

GreatPainComedyProphecyAlmost

Every Mother Counts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother. We inform, engage, and mobilize audiences to take action and raise funds that support maternal health programs around the world.

Christy Turlington

MotherHealthSupportOrganization

The Internet bullies are awful.

Ariel Winter

InternetAwfulBullies

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