tags:“Worlds become real when we care about them, not when they look similar to our own.”
Quotes
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“And by the way, if in your life you have something, or someone, that you don't particularly like. You should get rid of it. It is time to get rid of it.”
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“I don't do losses, I only do delayed victories”
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“To some people you tell stories, with others you create them.”
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“I have money. It's trust and character I need around me. You know, who you choose to be around you lets you know who you are. And one car in exchange for knowing what a man made of, that's a price I can live with. Life is simple. You make choices and you don't look back.”
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“I am built upon the small things I do every day, and the end results are no more than a byproduct of that.”
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“Have you ever heard the fable of the scorpion and the frog ?
The scorpion wants to get across the river, so he asks the frog to carry him across.
But the frog's like, "Well, what's in it for me?",
and the scorpion's like "Alright how about five bucks?".
And the frog says "Make it twenty!".
The scorpion's like "Ten.".
The frog goes, "Alright, fine, 15.".
And the scorpion's like, "All right, fine 15.".
Then halfway across the river, the frog feels this terrible pain on his back, and ...
the scorpion stung him.
And the frog's like, "Well, what the hell? We're both gonna drown now" and ...
they both did.
The point is :
Frogs are bitches, and we do not negotiate with terrorists.” -
“You will never reach the Truth.”
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“I'm convinced anyone could understand math. You just need the right pedagogy and enough time.”
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“I got the time, you got the watch.”
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“There are no bugs in a code you don't write.”
- Code,
- Software,
- Bug,
- Minimalism,
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“Consistency is not about making different things the same. It’s about making the same things the same.”
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“Once a person affiliates with an organization, their individual feeling are no longer important. When that extends to a nation or the world, all the more so.
In a world where people suddenly catch fire, and their lives are snuffed out just like that, rather than being tripped up by the chaos, and getting bogged down in it, fulfilling your role as an unconcerned, dispassionate cog in society is what's best for the world.
There are more than a few people, myself included, who think that way. That way is easier, after all. Having feelings is exhausting
In a world where people suddenly catch fire, and their lives are snuffed out just like that, becoming indifferent to your own life is a way to devote yourself to that world.” -
“Just about all problems can be settled by saying "Whatever, let's do it" or "Time to give up".
You first have to stand at the starting line before you even realize what the real problem is.
Not knowing what the problem is before trying is what makes a problem hard.” -
“Moi, je suis partisan du verre vide. Pas à moitié vide, vide. Va trouver de l'eau ailleurs.”