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“With the increasingly important role of intelligent machines in all phases of our lives--military, medical, economic and financial, political--it is odd to keep reading articles with titles such as Whatever Happened to Artificial Intelligence? This is a phenomenon that Turing had predicted: that machine intelligence would become so pervasive, so comfortable, and so well integrated into our information-based economy that people would fail even to notice it.”

Source: The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence

“America can restore its strengths as the world-respected land of opportunity by returning to open-society principles. An open society invests in people and new ideas, rewards talent and hard work, values dialogue and learns from dissent, operates to high standards with transparent information, looks for common ground, sees problems as opportunities for creative change, and encourages those who are fortunate to help others get the same chance, because service is the highest ideal. With such standards in mind, America the Beautiful can return to its admired role as America the Principled.”

Source: America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again

“AMC [All My Children] launched my career and changed my life. I got married there and had my baby there and made so many close friends. I am so sad that it is going away. It is a part of television history. Pine Valley is a part of America. It breaks my heart. That role taught me how to really be an actress. It introduced me to a man who gave me my daughter. That is something that I am eternally thankful for and will always be.”

“What, on the eternal list of priorities, precedes health? What more obvious role could government have than the defense of the life, of each citizen? We cannot stop every germ that seeks to harm us any more than we can stop every person who seeks to harm us. But we can try dammit and government's essential role in that effort facilitate it, reduce its cost, broaden its availability, improve my health and yours, seems, ultimately, self-explanatory.”

Trying Persons Self Seems Government Effort Roles Health Citizens Cost Essentials Eternal Obvious Harm Defense Lists Priorities Germs Facilitate Availability

Author:Keith Olbermann

“As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent press. A free press ensures the flow of information to the public, and let me say, during a time when the role of government in our lives and in our enterprises seems to grow every day--both at home and abroad - ensuring the vitality of a free and independent press is more important than ever.”

“I can't imagine where I'd be without the opportunities provided to me in sports. Sports taught me that gender isn't an issue; in fact, when people talk about me being the first female governor, I'm a little absent from that discussion, because I've never thought of gender as an issue. In sports, you learn self-discipline, healthy competition, to be gracious in victory and defeat, and the importance of being part of a team and understanding what part you play on that team. You all work together to reach a goal, and I think all of those factors come into play in my role as governor.”

“In fact, violence as a symbol of our growing irrationality has had an increasing role in activity for its own sake, when no possible justification could be made that the activity was seeking to resolve a problem.”

Made Facts Problem Roles Growing Violence Activity Sake Seeking Symbols Resolve Justification Irrationality

Book:The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

“The concept of justice I take to be defined, then, by the role of its principles in assigning rights and duties and in defining the appropriate division of social advantages. A conception of justice is an interpretation of this role.”

Social Justice Principles Roles Rights Duty Concepts Advantage Defined Appropriate Interpretation Division Conception Defining Rights And Duties

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“I am not a conservative but I have spoken out for years against the staggering amount blind hatred directed at black conservatives by liberals. Liberals are shockingly quick to demean and dismiss brilliant black people like Rice, Carson, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Professor Walter E. Williams and economist Thomas Sowell because they don't fit into the role they have carved out for a black person in America. Black Americans must be obedient liberals on all things or risk being called a race traitor or an Uncle Tom.”

“I play out my role, I've even been out walking -They tell me that it helps, but I know when I'm beaten.”

Knows Play Helping Roles Walking Beaten

Author:Paul Weller

“As a result of the prison study, I really became more aware of the central role of power in our lives. I became more aware of the power I have as a teacher. I started consciously doing things to minimize the negative use of power in the classroom. I encouraged students to challenge me.”

Use Challenges Results Roles Study Teacher Our Lives Students Negative Prison Classroom Use Of Power

Author:Philip Zimbardo

“Obama has already demonstrated an extraordinary ability to change the limits of what one can say publicly. His greatest achievement up to now is that, in his refined non-provocative way, he has introduced into public speech topics which had hitherto been de facto unsayable: the continuing importance of race in politics, the positive role of atheists in public life, the necessity to talk with "enemies" like Iran or Hamas, and so on. This is just what US politics needs today more than anything, if it is to break out of its gridlock: new words which will change the way we think and act.”

“The U.S. has become a defacto one-party state, with the legislative branch permanently controlled by an incumbent's party and every president exploiting his role as Commander-in-Chief to expand on the imperial prerogatives of his office.”

States President Party Roles Office Chiefs Branches Controlled Commanders Commander In Chief Incumbents Prerogative Legislative Branch

Author:Andrew Bacevich

“We must nevertheless present all possible interpretations for each observation, so that competing theories can be formulated and defended. In science, as elsewhere, intellectual inertia, the fashions of the moment, the weight of institutions, and authoritarianism are always to be feared. Heresies play an essential role by keeping our minds argumentative and alert.”

Mind Play Moments Roles Fashion Theory Essentials Intellectual Weight Institutions Observation Interpretation Elsewhere Nevertheless Competing Heresy Authoritarianism Inertia

Author:Hubert Reeves

“Russia's only real geostrategic option - the option that would give Russia a realistic international role and also maximize the opportunity of transforming and socially modernizing itself - is Europe.”

Giving Real Opportunity Roles Europe International Russia Realistic Transforming

Book:The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives

Source: The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives

“Thinklogical's systems play a key role in the delivery and visualization of mission critical data used every day by military and intelligence communities worldwide.”

Play Used Community Roles Military Keys Missions Critical Data Delivery Visualization Intelligence Community

Author:James G. Stavridis

“I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.”

Character Seems Roles Comedy Details Developing Dramatic

Author:Kaitlyn

“The traditional American husband and father had the responsibilities-and the privileges-of playing the role of primary provider. Sharing that role is not easy. To yield exclusive access to the role is to surrender some of the potential for fulfilling the hero fantasy-a fantasy that appeals to us all. The loss is far from trivial.”

Father Easy Loss Responsibility Roles Fantasy Hero Husband Privilege Access Surrender Traditional Primaries Appeals Yield Fulfilling Exclusive Providers Husband And Father

Author:Faye J Crosby

“Everyone has some natural talent or aptitude in one or more areas. If you can identify those areas you not only will be happier and perform more successfully in that role, but you will also become better paid for that. Our free-market system pays for performance at some point. When you have a natural talent or aptitude, coupled with desire and experience, the result is productivity plus.”

Ifs Desire Natural Results Pay Roles Talent Areas Performances Paid Productivity Plus Free Market Aptitude Natural Talent

Book:Financial Peace Revisited: New Chapters on Marriage, Singles, Kids and Families

Source: Financial Peace Revisited: New Chapters on Marriage, Singles, Kids and Families

“I have been moving around all my life. Going to different schools, living in different houses, shedding old roles, assuming new ones. This way of life is as natural to me as staying in one place is for other people. I do variations on the theme. I return to places where I used to be. I find my old personas. I try them on. If they still fit, I wear them out to a party or a show. If they begin to restrict my movements, I take them off. I am a human being, capable of mimicking anything I see or remember or can imagine.”

Source: Falling Through Space

“It has been very humbling and gratifying to have these men as our role models. Your generation enabled America to close out the twentieth century as the greatest nation in the history of mankind, the only remaining superpower, the world's leading economy and the world's most respected and feared military force in the world - respected by our friends and allies, feared by our adversaries.”

Men World Has Beens America Force Nations Roles Economy Generations Mankind Century Military Models Allies Role Models Twentieth Century Adversaries Superpower Humbling Military Force

Author:Eric Shinseki

“We also need to encourage Americans to become more fiscally responsible themselves. We can do this by redesigning our tax system into an expenditure tax with a single flat rate. ... We have to substantially reduce the size and scope of the federal government, fundamentally increase the role of the states in choosing their own practices, and bring decision-making closer to the people, not to unelected administrators. These steps are crucial to getting our nation on a path of fiscal, political and constitutional responsibility.”

“During the first quarter of the last century, seaside resorts became the fashion, even in those countries of Northern Europe within the minds of whose people the sea had hitherto held the role of the devil, the cold and voracious hereditary foe of humanity.”

People Mind Firsts Book Country Lasts Humanity Roles Sea Century Fashion Cold Devil Europe Quarters Foe Resorts Hereditary

Book:Seven Gothic Tales

Source: Seven Gothic Tales

“There may be such a thing as habitual luck. People who are said to be lucky at cards probably have certain hidden talents for those games in which skill plays a role. It is like hidden parameters in physics, this ability that does not surface and that I like to call "habitual luck".”

People May Doe Said Play Certain Games Ability Roles Talent Lucky Skills Luck Surface Physics Cards Habitual Parameters Hidden Talents

Author:Stanislaw Ulam

“The parts of Shaggy, Daphne, Freddie and Velma played by Linda Cardellini are all iconic and not really personality-driven, so it doesn't really matter who plays those roles, ... But it is true that Matthew nailed it.”

Matter Play Roles Personality Driven Parting Iconic Matthew

Author:Charles Roven

“The artist's role is to invent rhythms and forms to reveal a deeper apprehension of reality for the viewer.”

Reality Form Artist Roles Deeper Rhythm Viewers Apprehension

Author:Leland Bell

“The art of British Columbia's native Indians played a big role in inspiring my creativity... the simplicity of the images, the graciousness of the lines and curves, and the emotional impact of the bright simple primary colours.”

Art Bigs Lines Simple Roles Creativity Influence Emotional Impact Simplicity British Primaries Colour Native Curves Columbia Graciousness British Columbia

Author:Joe Average

“As soon as we get comfortable in one role, we have to take on another! Why? ... Because he wants to keep us off balance! That's why! Because he doesn't want us to THINK! He doesn't want us to QUESTION HIS AUTHORITY! So he keeps us busy! Keeps us running in circles! Like mice! Rushing from one role to the next! Well, I'm on to his game! I see what he's doing! And I refuse to participate!”

Thinking Want Wells Running Next Games Roles Balance Authority Comfortable Busy Refuse Circles Mice Want U Rushing Running In Circles

Author:Walter Wykes

“If you're a woman, it's almost impossible to establish a relationship. You're too much for everybody. It's too much. The woman always has to play this role of being fragile and dependent. And if you're not, they're fascinated by you, but only for a little while. And then they want to change you and crush you. And then they leave.”

Ifs Want Littles Play Women Roles Too Much Impossible Crush Dependent Fragile Fascinated

Author:Marina Abramovic

“The person who's receiving the food cooks as much as the chef. They have a very important role to play... There's no other activity that the person who receives it can destroy the work, can participate in how it's being done. It's emotional. Sometimes journalists are going to have to start talking more about the diners than the chefs.”

Persons Important Sometimes Done Play Talking Roles Emotional Activity Eating Cooks Journalist Receiving Chef Being Done Diners

Author:Ferran Adria

“Learning is most often considered. a process of getting rather than giving. This is most evident in conceptions of student/teacher roles: Teachers give and students get. Yet, in adult learning both giving and getting are critical.”

Giving Process Roles Learning Teacher Students Adults Critical Conception Evident Teacher Student Adult Learning

Book:Organizational behavior: an experiential approach

Source: Organizational behavior: an experiential approach

“With joint-stock corporations, investors can place bets on the success of many different companies, without having to play a central management role in any one of them. This allows investors to diversify their financial holdings. It also allows them to capture profits on their investments, without having to get involved in the dirty, troublesome business of actually running a company.”

Different Play Running Company Roles Involved Management Investment Financial Profit Dirty Corporations Capture Investors Joints Get Involved Troublesome

Book:Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism

Source: Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism

“Like or dislike her, the British Queen is harmless. Her role is purely ceremonial. Conversely, life and death are in the hands of the monarch who sits in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”

Hands Roles British Queens Life And Death Dislike Avenues Monarchs Pennsylvania

Author:Ilana Mercer

“I watched every single Bond movie three or four times, taking in everything I could about how the character had been portrayed in the past, then threw all that away once I started doing the role.”

Character Past Three Roles Four Bond Movie

Author:Daniel Craig

“When executives lead as teachers, stewards, and designers, they fill roles that are much more subtle and long-term than those of power-wielding hierarchical leaders.”

Long Term Leader Roles Teacher Long Term Designer Subtle Executives Stewards

Author:Peter Senge

“I feel that in order to truly be an actor, you have to differentiate yourself and your roles, and you have to constantly challenge yourself. I'm not interested in just doing glitzy movie after glitzy movie and being on the cover of Us Weekly every day.”

Feels Order Actors Roles Differentiate

Author:Michelle Trachtenberg

“Making the future and the road to the future wealth lies in the youth of the present and future, and rebuilding the nation's institutions based on knowledgeable scientific foundations that require promising human capacities derived from college graduates. Universities are the makers of men, we are proud of their role and of the efforts of their administrators.”

“Governments should be role models of leadership and improve the utilization of ICT in all the governmental departments in order to improve the efficiency of governmental services and motivate ICT industries.”

Should Government Order Roles Industry Models Department Role Models Efficiency Utilization Ict

Author:Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

“The role of the human brain was to rationalize suffering.”

Humans Suffering Brain Roles Human Brain Rationalize

Author:Maile Meloy

“Just as the good actor perform well whatever role the poet assigns, so too must the good man perform whatever Fortune assigns. For she, says Bion, just like a poet, sometimes assigns the leading role, sometimes that of the supporting role; sometimes that of a king, sometimes that of a beggar. Do not, therefore, being a supporting actor, desire the role of the lead.”

Men Wells Sometimes Desire Actors Roles Poet Kings Fortune Good Man Beggar Good Actors Supporting Roles Supporting Actors

Author:Bion of Borysthenes

“The history of religions reaches down and makes contact with that which is essentially human: the relation of man to the sacred. The history of religions can play an extremely important role in the crisis we are living through. The crises of modern man are to a large extent religious ones, insofar as they are an awakening of his awareness to an absence of meaning.”

Men Humans Important Play Religious Roles Modern Awareness Relation Down And Crisis Sacred Awakening Absence Contact Modern Man

Author:Mircea Eliade

“If we look at Somalia, Ethiopia and Lybia, to how they're reduced now, and to how they were before, with Italy, I think that this page of history will be rewritten and there will be a positive evaluation of the role of Italy”

Ifs Thinking Looks Roles Pages Evaluation Ethiopia Somalia

Author:Gianfranco Fini

“Is the Church fulfilling a purely religious role when by its silence or friendly relationships it lends legitimacy to dictatorial and oppressive government?”

Government Church Religious Silence Roles Friendly Fulfilling Legitimacy Oppressive Governments

Book:A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation

Source: A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation

“Heroes are important not only because they symbolize what we believe to be important, but because they also convey universal truths about personal self-discovery and self-transcendence, one's role in society, and the relation between the two.”

Believe Two Important Self Roles Hero Discovery Universal Relation Self Discovery Transcendence Universal Truth

Book:The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage

Source: The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage

“The pathfinders of modern thought did not derive what is good from the law. ... Their role in history was not that of adapting their words and actions to the text of old documents or generally accepted doctrines: they themselves created the documents and brought about the acceptance of their doctrines.”

Action Law Roles Modern Acceptance Accepted Doctrine Documents Adapting Words And Actions

Book:Eclipse of Reason

Source: Eclipse of Reason

“There'd been studies over the years supporting the proposition that groups composed exclusively of women usually made intelligent decisions, that exclusively male groups did a bit less well, and that mixed groups did most poorly of all, by a substantial margin. It appeared that, when women were present, testosterone got the upper hand and men took greater risks than they might otherwise. Correspondingly, women in the mixed group tended to revert to roles, becoming more passive, and going along with whatever misjudgment the males might perpetrate.”

Men Years Wells Made Hands Might Bits Decision Roles Study Greater Risk Groups Becoming Intelligent Males Passive Propositions Margins Becoming More Testosterone Upper Hand

Book:Chindi

Source: Chindi

“Our Sages refer to Prayer as "Service of the Heart". But the heart cannot work properly unless the brain functions to stimulate and control its operation. In the physiology of Prayer, too, the mind plays as vital a role as the heart.”

Mind Heart Play Prayer Brain Roles Function Operations Sage Physiology Brain Function

Author:Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits

“Talk about impersonating an identity, about locking into a role, about irony; I went to cover the war and the war covered me; an old story, unless of course you've never heard it.”

War Stories Courses Roles Heard Identity Irony Covered

Book:Dispatches

Source: Dispatches

“If you don't question the officials' role then you've got to ask what they are doing”

Ifs Asks Roles Officials

Author:Arsene Wenger

“There are roles I am never considered for. Meryl Streep roles, let's say. Why not? I really wanted to do 'Ironweed,' for example, because the depression era in this country was one of the best for multiracial people, because everybody was poor. Everybody lived in the tents, and under buildings, and under gratings, together.”

People Country Wanted Together Poor Roles Example Building Eras Why Not Tents Multiracial

Author:Whoopi Goldberg

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