"But pattern-matching doesn't equal comprehension."

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Source : Peter Watts (2014). “Firefall”, p.80, Head of Zeus

Peter Watts

#Patterns Quotes #Matching Quotes #Equal Quotes

“The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person who influences the business cycle is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank.”

Source : Interview with Marika Griehsel, www.nobelprize.org. September 2004.
“Most of the problems with the bodies and minds of the folks occupying the current culture involve an unwillingness to do anything hard, or anything that they'd rather not do. I applaud your resolve, and I welcome you to the community of people who have decided that EASY will no longer suffice.”
“Donald Trump is obviously the most pro-gay candidate in American electoral history.”
“Barack Obama was a black man that lived on the South Side of Chicago, who had his share of troubles catching cabs.”
“This is what you do now to give your day topography--scan the boxes, read the news, see the chain of your friends reporting about themselves, take the 140-character expository bursts and sift through for the information you need. It's a highly deceptive world, one that constantly asks you to comment but doesn't really care what you have to say. The illusion of participation can sometimes lead to participation. But more often than not, it only leads to more illusion, dressed in the guise of reality.”
“I am the Federal Government.”
“Postmodernism is silly and joyless at the same time.”
“Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.”

Source : Phil Donahue (1979). “My own story, Donahue”

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