David Rumelhart famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The problem facing a comprehender is analogous to the problem that a detective faces when trying to solve a crime. In both cases there is a set of clues.
-- David Rumelhart

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All the knowledge is in the connections
-- David Rumelhart

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To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.
I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing - but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.
Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual.
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
Above all am I convinced of the need, irrevocable and inescapable, of every human heart, for God. No matter how we try to escape, to lose ourselves in restless seeking, we cannot separate ourselves from our divine source. There is no substitute for God.
Good satire goes beyond the specific point itâ€™s trying to make and teaches you how to think critically. Even after your favorite cartoonist retires or [Stephen] Colbert wraps it up, youâ€™re not left believing everything theyâ€™re telling you.
I try to pick characters that I find interesting and complex and that I feel I can bring something of myself to.
I've always noticed that Old Families, like plumbers and barbers and possibly drummers and detectives, seem to have some kind of reciprocity arrangement in the South. Members of the freemasonry could move anywhere ... and still operate cozily in the local Old Family top drawer.
This element of surprise or mystery the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called is of great importance in a plot.
There is no reason why the profoundest thoughts should not make easy and exciting reading. A profound thought is an exciting thing as exciting as a detective's deductions or hunches. The simpler the words in which a thought is expressed the more stimulating its effect.

David Rumelhart famous quotes

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