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Charles Babbage Quotes

At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.

Charles Babbage

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: mathematician
Nationality: english
Birth: December 26, 1791 - October 18, 1871

Topics

Knowledge New Human Tool Well Every

When I was growing up, the first thing I wanted to be was a cowboy. That lasted till I was about ten. Then I wanted to be a baseball player. Preferably shortstop for the New York Yankees.

Baseball New York Growing Up Growing

I ran for political office in the Hamptons once in a war I was having with the village. I came in, there were four people running, and I came in around third. It was over my food market - they arrested me. I just wanted to go for office because I thought it would be an interesting to do.

Jerry Della Femina

Food War People Me Thought Village

Mess up and draft somebody at my position, because you are going to sit around and watch him sit the bench. That's always been my mentality. I see it as a challenge.

Andrew Whitworth

Challenge You Him Bench Mess See

I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.

Art Architecture People Me Looking

Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.

Money Purpose Out Because Whole

One only has to look at the performance of the economy to understand how it shapes the perspective of America's youth about military service.

Service Perspective Youth Performance

An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice.

Man Survive Advice Humanity Will

I think the environment is the biggest threat mankind has ever faced.

Think Environment Mankind Threat

All the screen cowboys behaved like real gentlemen. They didn't drink, they didn't smoke. When they knocked the bad guy down, they always stood with their fists up, waiting for the heavy to get back on his feet. I decided I was going to drag the bad guy to his feet and keep hitting him.

Waiting Feet Bad Back Smoke Down

The only thing I have ever really cared to be known as is a musician.

Only Musician Known The Only Thing

I really like the retro look. My regular clothing, I like to always keep it classy and I like to kind of be more dressed up more of the time. I'm not really someone you see in sweatpants a lot.

Time Someone You Look Dressed Kind

I know more about 'Moana' and 'Coco' these days than I do about anything hip and cool like 'Black Mirror'.

Rosemarie DeWitt

Mirror Cool Black Know More Days

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