Alan Kay Quotes

Computer science inverts the normal. In normal science, you're given a world, and your job is to find out the rules. In computer science, you give the computer the rules, and it creates the world.

Alan Kay

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I consider myself to be as informed on American foreign policy as anyone in America.

Joe Biden

MyselfAmericanAmericaPolicy

Whenever you see shrinks on television, they're so clearly written by patients. They're either idealized or they're demonized or they love their patients. All they ever think about is their patients.

Amy Bloom

LoveThinkYouTelevisionSeeAbout

I always try to act as though there is a little boy or a little girl around, and I try never to do anything that would give them a bad example.

Steve Garvey

GirlBadBoyTryNeverAnything

Barack Obama could solve this problem and get the birthers to back off... by showing his long form birth certificate.

Trent Franks

ProblemLongBackBirthGetOff

You hear people say, 'We take our Tennessee Williams very seriously. There is no laughter here.' It's full of humor! Not to laugh is a big, bad mistake!

Ruby Dee

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When you're young, the blue blazer feels like a grown-up costume.

Willie Geist

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I came from Bill Blass, where it was a well-oiled machine and if I said I needed a fabric, it was done. Now, I have to budget everything. I have to take on the role not just as a designer but a business. But I'm a glass half-full kind of guy.

Prabal Gurung

BusinessBudgetSaidDoneNowKind

I have 3 kids and a cat and a busy, noisy house. I get more time to relax when I'm working.

Noel Gallagher

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I never thought I was breaking a glass ceiling. I just had to do what I had to do, and it never occurred to me not to.

Marian Wright Edelman

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I believe that as we face unparalleled prosperity in some quarters and deep impoverishment in others, it is the willingness of the next generation to bridge the gap between the two that will return us to our sense of purpose and focus.

Lynn Schusterman

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'Power' is a beast to produce. Everyone behind the scenes brings a thoughtfulness and dauntless work ethic day in and day out.

Lela Loren

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The greatest impact you can have on people is never what you say but how you live... You set the standard with your actions. The words can come after.

Kurt Warner

LiveWordsPeopleImpactYouSay

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