My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a physicist, so I have it in my blood somewhere. Scientific method is very important to me. I think anything that contradicts it is probably not true. Use this quote
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Use this quote
That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. Use this quote
I am not interested in the afterlife. Religion is supposed to be about losing your ego, not preserving it eternally in optimum conditions. Use this quote
I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female. Use this quote
I always think I am one of the millions and millions of people that struggles with an addiction to food. I don't know how to relax, that's my problem. Use this quote
We all know we have a problem, a broad problem. Ninety-eight percent of the fuel that is used by our vehicles, our autos and trucks for personal and commercial purposes, for highway and air travel operates on oil. The world has the same problem. Use this quote
My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem. Use this quote
True Americanism is opposed utterly to any political divisions resting on race and religion. Use this quote
I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem. Use this quote
I guess when I think about it, one of the things I like to dramatise, and what is sometimes funny, is someone coming unglued. I don't consider myself someone who is making the argument that I support these choices. I just think it can be funny. Use this quote
Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers - organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative - if we don't solve these security problems, then people will hold back. Use this quote
I am on the board of corporations who contribute both to environmental problems and their solutions. And I am on the NGO side: the Earth Council and other organizations. Use this quote
If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem. Use this quote
The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. Use this quote
My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. Use this quote
Growing up, sports was my outlet, my way to portray a personality. I was very shy around people but, through sports, something I was good at, I was able to make friends. Use this quote
When I saw all those other drivers, I realized that they wanted to win that money just as much as I did. But I didn't have to worry. A tire came off my car and I was lucky I got it off the track. Use this quote
I'm a futurist. Technology is our way out of almost every problem we have. Technology can create a new sense of community. Use this quote
From all this it follows what the general character of the problem of the development of a body of scientific knowledge is, in so far as it depends on elements internal to science itself. Use this quote