“Recent research suggests that New Deal programs may actually have had their primary impact on the economy by influencing consumer and business expectations of future growth and inflation.” MayGrowthDealsEconomyInfluenceResearchExpectationsProgramImpactPrimariesConsumersInflationNew DealFuture Growth Author:Christina Romer
“It is imperfection - not perfection - that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development.” YearsHumansLongEndsCareResultsBrainEnvironmentWrittenInfluenceDevelopmentIntellectualProgramPerfectionComplexesTake CarePsychologicalImperfectionEnginesNot PerfectHuman BrainEnd ResultsIntellectual DevelopmentHuman Imperfection Author:Rita Levi-Montalcini
“When we take the position that it is not only the programmer's responsibility to produce a correct program but also to demonstrate its correctness in a convincing manner, then the above remarks have a profound influence on the programmer's activity: the object he has to produce must be usefully structured.” ResponsibilityInfluencePositionObjectsProduceActivityProgramProfoundConvincingRemarksProgrammersCorrectness Author:Edsger Dijkstra
“The influence of being in New York, made me realize a lot of the ethical and political ideas I want to push or promote are best articulated within an anarchist program.” WantMadeIdeasPoliticalRealizingInfluenceNew YorkProgramEthicalAnarchist Author:Simon Critchley
“The biggest influence on my writing, besides snagging some ideas about black humor, was that the paper mill had a program where they paid 75 percent of the tuition and book [costs] for employees who wanted to go to college part-time.” WritingBookIdeasWantedBlackInfluenceCollegeCostPaperPercentProgramPaidEmployeeMillsPart TimeTuitionBlack Humor Author:Donald Ray Pollock
“Hard power makes sense under some circumstances. But there's not a universal solution to global problems. A major country like the United States has to have a broadly-conceived program for effective international action, influence and cooperation with others.” CountryHardStatesProblemActionUnitedUnited StatesInfluenceCircumstancesMajorsSolutionsProgramUniversalInternationalMake SenseCooperation Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“I've seen up close the benefits and drawbacks of kids working with super-strong chess programs in their training, and they definitely think differently than past generations thanks to this alien influence. While we are making our machines more intelligent, they are also changing how we think.” ThinkingKidsPastInfluenceTrainingProgramIntelligentChessThanksAliens Author:Garry Kasparov
“It was inspiring to learn of the new Bachelor of Environmental Studies Program, and I congratulate you for it. Singapore is geographically in the right central position for an influence in Asia and Australia, and NUS has the reputation and academic strength to make it effective.” StudyEnvironmentInfluencePositionProgramEnvironmentalReputationAustraliaAcademicAsiaSingaporeBachelors Author:E. O. Wilson