Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes

You cannot 'rationalize' what is not rational to begin with - as if lying were called 'truthization.' There is no way to obtain more truth for a proposition by bribery, flattery, or the most passionate argument - you can make more people believe the proposition, but you cannot make it more true.

Eliezer Yudkowsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 11, 1979

Topics

TruthPeopleBelieveYouFlattery

We're close friends - the American people, the Israeli people, our governments. There's absolutely no daylight - none - between us and the Israelis on the question of Israel's security.

Joe Biden

PeopleAmericanFriendsSecurityUs

It's embarrassing, isn't it? It took me 15 years to make an 18-minute movie.

Andrew McCarthy

MeYearsMakeEmbarrassingMovie

In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very early on that I was not an athlete.

John Legend

FootballSchoolEarlyYoungAthlete

I'll sing as long as people want to hear me, and I'll be able to sing as long as I'm alive.

John Raitt

PeopleMeLongAliveWantSing

The system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof of the System. The visual aspect can't be understood without understanding the system. It isn't what it looks like but what it is that is of basic importance.

Sol LeWitt

WorkArtUnderstandingLooksWithout

I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it.

Shirley Manson

SickOutSoloBecauseStuckLabel

To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources.

Tom Vilsack

ChildhoodLadyWillObesityFirst

I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason.

Mikhail Bakunin

MenMeAuthoritySpecialMy OwnOwn

Death, so called, is a thing which makes men weep, And yet a third of life is passed in sleep.

Lord Byron

LifeMenDeathSleepThirdWeep

We're real fortunate to have such a unique cast.

Christopher Meloni

UniqueRealFortunateCast

I think 'Shoe Dog' by Phil Knight is the best memoir I've ever read by a business person.

Brad Feld

DogBusinessBestThinkPersonShoe

A relationship will be futile if it's based just on physicality. Intellectual stimulation is a must for me.

Arjun Kapoor

RelationshipMeIntellectualWill

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