“Icons are also beautiful, with their luminous colors and gold leaf. On first glance, the subjects can seem flat, their poses artificial. But the wonder of the icons has to do with the relationship which develops between the panel and the viewer. Looking at an icon brings me a feeling of serenity; it's like a form of prayer. So I suppose in this sense, the icon is unsurpassed.” FirstsFeelingsSeemsBeautifulFormPrayerWonderSubjectsColorGoldFlatsArtificialSerenityViewersLeafsGlancesIconsLuminous Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“Even moving around onstage seemed very artificial. But at the same time you have to make that effort in order to get back to who you are and even accept not moving, if that's who you are.” IfsMovingOrderEffortAcceptingWho You AreGet BackArtificial Author:Charlotte Gainsbourg
“Many painters had a clear idea of what fractals are. Take a French classic painter named Poussin. Now, he painted beautiful landscapes, completely artificial ones, imaginary landscapes. And how did he choose them? Well, he had the balance of trees, of lawns, of houses in the distance. He had a balance of small objects, big objects, big trees in front and his balance of objects at every scale is what gives to Poussin a special feeling.” GivingWellsIdeasFeelingsBigsBeautifulHouseClearTreeSpecialFrontsObjectsBalanceDistanceScalesPainterLandscapeClassicArtificialImaginaryLawnsFractalsBeautiful LandscapesSmall Objects Author:Benoit Mandelbrot
“It was astonishing when at one point, I got the idea of how to make artifical clouds with a collaborator, we had pictures made which were theoretically completely artificial pictures based upon that one very simple idea. And this picture everybody views as being clouds.” MadeIdeasSimpleViewsCloudsArtificialAstonishingCollaboratorsSimple Ideas Author:Benoit Mandelbrot
“I spent half my life, roughly speaking, doing the study of nature in many aspects and half of my life studying completely artificial shapes. And the two are extraordinarily close; in one way both are fractal.” WayTwoHalfStudyShapesAspectOne WayArtificialFractals Author:Benoit Mandelbrot
“I love stories about artificial intelligence, and post-humanity, so I'm thinking along those lines.” ThinkingStoriesHumanityLinesLove StoryPostsArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Author:Michael Boatman
“Nature is telling us that if you don't respect the environment then you are living with artificial needs and a consumerism that is destroying the very conditions we need to survive.” IfsNeedsEnvironmentConditionsDestroyingArtificialConsumerism Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Today the environmental movement has become opposed to issues of justice. You can see this in the way issues are framed. It's a permanent replay of jobs-versus-the-environment, in nature-versus-bread. These are extremely artificial dichotomies.” WayTodayJobsJusticeIssuesEnvironmentMovementEnvironmentalBreadPermanentArtificialVersusFramedDichotomyReplay Author:Vandana Shiva
“I was always creatively stubborn, adverse to editing by others, and wanted to use the kind of Ukrainian we spoke among ourselves rather than the more artificial prescribed literary Ukrainian. The problem was the greatest in prose, where editors would change my language because "it sounded better this way." My poetry they left alone probably out of deference to that hallowed genre.” WayKindUseProblemWantedLeftLanguageGenreProseSpokesEditorsArtificialEditingStubbornLeft AloneAdverseUkrainianDeference Author:Yuriy Tarnawsky
“The artificial world that we create through images will essentially become real.” WorldRealArtificial Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“In India the odd thing is that English is this almost artificial language floating on the surface of a place with about fifty other languages. The same is true of Nigeria but even more so.” LanguageIndiaSurfaceOddFiftyArtificialFloatingNigeriaOdd Things Author:William Golding
“All of the action, and the Wild West West fun, crazy, HBO stuff is in there and it's all amazing, but what separates the show [ Westworld] is that it's an existential drama. It's an intellectual nightmare. It is all very much based in reality. A lot of the technologies that we're exploring is stuff that we're working at, right now. All of this is not that far away. It's taking a look at humanity and the state that we're in now and what would happen, if we kept on going the way that we're going and we created this artificial intelligence.” IfsWayLooksStatesShowsRealityHappensActionHumanityFunStuffTechnologyCrazyDramaRight NowIntellectualWestNightmareArtificial IntelligenceArtificialFar AwayExistentialExploringHboWild West Author:Evan Rachel Wood
“Opioid replacement therapy is the standard evidence-based model to treat people with acute opioid addiction, and that is unassailable according to every research study that's been done. If that is the evidence-based model, then why can't we meet the large-scale need that's out there? We can't because one, there aren't enough doctors who can prescribe [drugs like methadone], and two, there are these artificial limits [by insurers] on who doctors can prescribe to.” PeopleIfsNeedsTwoDoneEnoughStudyDrugLimitsModelsStandardsResearchEvidenceDoctorsTreatsAddictionScalesTherapyArtificialDoctor WhoReplacementsLarge ScaleOpioidsResearch StudyMethadone Author:Patrick J. Kennedy
“Written symbols are even more artificial or conventional than spoken; they cannot be picked up in accidental intercourse with others. In addition, the written form tends to select and record matters which are comparatively foreign to everyday life.” MatterFormRecordsWrittenEverydaySymbolsArtificialConventionalEveryday LifeSelectIntercourse Book:Democracy And Education Source: Democracy And Education
“I technically live in the desert - Los Angeles being an artificial oasis - but my interest stems even farther to my own ethnic roots and to my love of antiquity, of the Old World and of the east.” WorldInterestMy OwnRootsEastDesertLos AngelesArtificialStemAntiquityOld WorldOasis Author:Vera Nazarian
“All life pulsates in time to the Earth and our artificial fields cause abnormal reactions in all organisms... Increasing electropollution could set in motion irreversible changes leading to our extinction.” EarthCausesFieldsPhonesReactionsArtificialOrganismsExtinctionAbnormalIrreversible Author:Robert O. Becker
“Artificial inflation of stocks must be considered a crime as serious as counterfeiting, which it closely resembles.” CrimeSeriousArtificialInflation Author:Andre Maurois
“Do not let the artificial obliterate the natural; do not let will obliterate destiny; do not let virtue be sacrificed to fame.” NaturalDestinyVirtueFameArtificial Author:Zhuangzi
“We come away from the tragedies of [William] Shakespeare with a profound sense of having encountered reality in its most pristine form - yet the art-work is elaborately artificial, the very genre of tragedy in poetry an anti-naturalist perspective.” ArtRealityFormPerspectiveTragedyProfoundGenreArtificialNaturalistPristine Author:Joyce Carol Oates
“Of course, the English countryside is completely artificial. It was naturally a forest; they chopped down the trees and made it into what it is now: really a beautiful country.” MadeCountryBeautifulCoursesTreeForestsMade ItArtificialCountrysideBeautiful CountryEnglish Countryside Author:Freeman Dyson
“I think that the artificial-intelligence people are making a lot of noise recently, claiming that artificial intelligence is making huge progress and we're going to be outstripped by the machines.” PeopleThinkingProgressHugeMachinesNoiseArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Author:Freeman Dyson
“In the face of uncertainty, many companies will default to asking their innovators to study and analyze, which can't actually ever provide a definitive answer. The decision-making systems here are meant to deal with the reality that decisions about innovative ideas will rely on patterns and intuitions. The best venture capital organizations deal with this challenge by staging investment, actively participating in startups they fund, tying decisions to learning as opposed to artificial dates on the calendar, and assembling a diverse team of decision-makers.” IdeasRealityFacesChallengesDecisionAnswersDealsCompanyStudyTeamOrganizationAskingInvestmentPatternsIntuitionUncertaintyRelyFundDecision MakingMakersArtificialDiverseVentureInnovativeDefaultCalendarsParticipatingInnovatorsVenture CapitalDecision MakersAssemblingStagingInnovative IdeasDiverse Teams Author:Scott D. Anthony
“When J.J. [Abrams] called Lisa [Joy] and myself, he pitched us this idea of, what if we turn the structure around and started with the hosts. For us, that gave us a way to play with everything that we're interested in, all at once. It's the ultimate playground for us because we deal with questions about artificial intelligence, which is something I've long been fascinated by, but also human intelligence, or the lack thereof, human behavior, and interactive, immersive storytelling.” IfsWayHumansLongIdeasPlayJoyTurnsDealsBehaviorUltimateStructureStorytellingWhat IfArtificial IntelligenceHostFascinatedArtificialHuman BehaviorPlaygroundsHuman IntelligenceInteractiveAbram Author:Jonathan Nolan
“Sweeteners, which can be up to 300 times sweeter than natural sugar, are known to increase appetite and result in overeating. Be on the lookout for artificial sweeteners, and when possible, steer clear of them.” NaturalResultsKnownClearIncreaseAppetiteSugarArtificialSteersOvereatingSweeteners Author:Mehmet Oz
“I think with a lot of producers, they think computers can create the best drum track, or guitar track and it comes off as too artificial.” ThinkingComputerGuitarTrackProducersArtificial Author:Mitch Lucker
“My practice is focused on bodies and relationships; the relationships between people and other creatures, between people and our bodies, between creatures and the environment, between the artificial and the natural.” PeopleBodyNaturalPracticeEnvironmentCreaturesFocusedArtificial Author:Patricia Piccinini
“The idea that we can have a new life form, what does it say about the zoo's main purpose, which is to preserve life? What does it say when the artificial and real animal can have the same attraction to people?” PeopleDoeIdeasRealFormPurposeAnimalAttractionPreservesArtificialNew LifeZoos Author:Patricia Piccinini
“The changes are coming so quickly it's been difficult for workers to retrain themselves and for entrepreneurs to figure out where the next opportunities may be. The catalyst is something called computer learning or artificial intelligence - the ability to feed massive amounts of data into supercomputers and program them to teach themselves and improve their performance.” MayNextOpportunityDifficultAbilityTeachFiguresAmountComputerProgramPerformancesEntrepreneurWorkersDataMassiveArtificial IntelligenceArtificialCatalystSupercomputers Author:Andrew McAfee
“If some institution wants to sell you a billion dollars worth of mortgages, they might have to sell 100 million in the market, and then you'll buy the other 900 million on the same terms. Now, the very fact that this has been authorized or will be authorized, I hope, will firm up the market to some degree. And that's fine. But you don't want to have artificial prices being paid.” IfsWantHas BeensFactsMightTermMillionsFineDegreesPaidInstitutionsSellsDollarsBillionsFirmArtificialMortgage Author:Warren Buffett
“Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.” PeopleFeelsShouldMindLooksNatureWorryFlowerShould HaveComplexesArtificial IntelligenceArtificialInferiorsInferiorityInferiority Complex Author:Alan Kay
“I think that the FIDE leaders have to reconsider the current drawing rules - their advantages aren't very clear, but their shortcomings are obvious. Artificial drawing of the lots is detrimental for everyone.” ThinkingLeaderClearAdvantageCurrentsObviousDrawingArtificialShortcomingsDetrimental Author:Mikhail Tal
“You could use artificial intelligence to build a system around postcodes and income, which could lead to racial profiling.” UseIncomeArtificial IntelligenceArtificialRacial Profiling Author:will.i.am
“[Jay] Gould sets up an artificial wall between the two worldviews that doesn't exist in my life.” TwoWallArtificialWorldviewJay Gould Author:Richard Dawkins
“[Jay] Gould sets up an artificial wall between the two worldviews that doesn't exist in my life. Because I do believe in God's creative power in having brought it all into being in the first place, I find that studying the natural world is an opportunity to observe the majesty, the elegance, the intricacy of God's creation.” WorldFirstsBelieveTwoOpportunityNaturalCreativeStudyCreationWallBelieve In GodArtificialEleganceMajestyNatural WorldWorldviewCreative PowerIntricacyGod's CreationJay Gould Author:Richard Dawkins
“The urban, on the other hand, is often seen as more real and mundane, even though it is obviously far more recent in terms of planetary development. I think this might be because nature corresponds to the unconscious and the artificial world of the city and human culture to the conscious mind.” ThinkingWorldMindHumansRealHandsMightCultureTermCitiesDevelopmentConsciousUnconsciousArtificialUrbanMundaneConscious Mind Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“Pop music - what used to be known as rock music, a loud novelty - can be something more than a pointless, artificial diversion.” UsedKnownRocksPopsUsed To BeLoudArtificialNoveltyPointlessPop MusicRock MusicDiversion Author:Paul Morley
“The technology has improved so much so quickly that voice is now an important mechanism in our lives. Artificial intelligence contributes to that, so not only can you now communicate with your devices by voice, but they're now responding more and more creatively and intelligently to what we need.” NeedsImportantVoiceTechnologyOur LivesCommunicateDevicesArtificial IntelligenceMechanismArtificialResponding Author:Gary Shapiro
“If you create an artificial scarcity through public policy, artificial rent so to speak - setting up a new import quota or giving out a particular office that is very beneficial - people are going to invest money, time and resources in trying to secure that opportunity. If the value is created independently of the search for it, the search for it is wasted.” PeopleIfsGivingTryingValuesOpportunitySpeakPolicyParticularOfficeResourcesSettingSettingsSecureArtificialBeneficialScarcityPublic PolicyImportsQuota Author:James M. Buchanan
“We try to prevent the creation of artificial rents. Rather than setting up quotas to stop imports we levy a tariff, that would be better. Or we pay wages in the public sector which are roughly equivalent to the productivity in the private sector and we don't therefore make it a special benefit to get a bureaucratic position.” TryingWould BePaySpecialCreationPositionBenefitsProductivitySettingSettingsArtificialWagesPrivate SectorImportsQuotaTariffsPublic Sector Author:James M. Buchanan
“I offer early Christianity as a case-study to show that the phenomena that we group under "religion(s)" comprise a somewhat artificial category, and that "religions" are not "all the same."” ShowsChristianityCasesStudyGroupsOffersCategoriesArtificialCase Studies Author:Larry Hurtado
“Artificial intelligence uses a complex set of rules - algorithms - to get to a conclusion. A computer has to calculate its way through all those rules, and that takes a lot of processing. So AI works best when a small computer is using it on a small problem - your car's anti-lock brakes are based on AI. Or you need to use a giant computer on a big problem - like IBM using a room-size machine to compete against humans on Jeopardy in 2011.” WayNeedsHumansUseProblemBigsRoomsCarComputerMachinesComplexesSizeConclusionGiantsArtificial IntelligenceArtificialLocksBig ProblemsProcessingAlgorithmsBrakeJeopardyIbmSmall Problems Author:Kevin Maney
“The best way to begin genuine bipartisanship to make America stronger is to work together on the real crises facing our country, not to manufacture an artificial crisis to serve a special interest agenda out of touch with the needs of Americans.” WayNeedsRealCountryTogetherAmericaInterestSpecialStrongerCrisisGenuineBest WayOur CountryAgendasWorking TogetherArtificialSpecial InterestsBipartisanship Author:John F. Kerry
“I believe that we must use language. If it is used in a feminist perspective, with a feminist sensibility, language will find itself changed in a feminist manner. It will nonetheless be the language. You can't not use this universal instrument; you can't create an artificial language, in my opinion. But naturally, each writer must use it in his/her own way.” IfsWayBelieveUseUsedLanguageI BelieveOpinionChangedPerspectiveUniversalInstrumentsFeministArtificialSensibility Author:Simone de Beauvoir
“We are rapidly moving into the post-industrial age, when we must redefine what is "productive" work, as more and more jobs are being replaced by automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence.” AgeJobsMovingPostsProductiveArtificial IntelligenceArtificialReplacedRoboticsAutomationProductive Work Author:Riane Eisler
“Robots equipped with software can be designed to do repetitive jobs. All that you need in a factory is a set of dials, an expert, and a dog to keep the expert awake. We will be moving shortly to the next stage to robots with artificial intelligence who can "think."” ThinkingNeedsJobsMovingNextStageDogAwakeExpertsArtificial IntelligenceSoftwareFactoriesArtificialRobotsRepetitive Author:Philip Kotler
“If you really do want to increase women's status, you could focus on just that, but you'd probably better focus also on women's education. Access to artificial contraception, I would say, is also a very important determinant of women's status.” IfsWantImportantFocusIncreaseAccessArtificialContraceptionWomen's Education Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“I should have my own show by now. Yeah. How many damn sitcoms does Kelsey Grammer need? How many more stupid Housewives do they need throwing tables and limbs at each other. Yeah, I guess I need to take off my artificial leg and throw it at Vanderpump. I like doing live shows - it's just getting to them that's a hassle.Doing films is fun too ... a good film ... but there's a lot of waiting around.” NeedsShouldDoeShowsFilmFunWaitingMy OwnStupidShould HaveYeahTablesLegsDamnThrowingArtificialLimbsSitcomHousewifeGood FilmsHassleWaiting AroundKelsey Author:Judy Tenuta
“The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation.” PersonsLiteratureNumbersConversationArtificialReceptionForums Author:Jerzy Kosinski
“Most of us live in artificial environments and then we go to work in artificial environments and the world becomes something that you see through a window.” WorldEnvironmentWindowArtificial Author:Alan Ball
“If I sound like I'm enjoying myself, it's not artificial. It's real.” IfsRealEnjoySoundArtificial Author:Rush Limbaugh