"There is no Algorithm for Humor"

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Robert Mankoff

#Algorithms Quotes

“We are seeing a steady improvement in corporate demand. I think it's going to be steady, not explosive, throughout the year.”
“I think it is conceded that I generally do pretty big things as a manager, am audacious in my outlays and risks, give much for little money, and make my shows worthy the support of the moral and refined classes.”
“If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it, two words: Sustained Obsession. The obsession isn't so hard. But keeping it sustained is a tough nut to crack. A heart-felt enemy can go a long way to sustaining your obsession. Love your enemy.”
“Why does my muse only speak when she is uhnhappy? She does not, I only listen when I am unhappy.”
“I have the world's worst taste in men, so now I simply have wonderful relationships of the friend kind, but trying to settle down with somebody? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm beyond that.”
“Doesn't every generation feel like the one that's coming up behind them doesn't know how to grow up? I'm not sure if we're progressively getting worse or if your perspective shifts.”
“Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.”
“Those people who occupy a territory determine the nature of the society in that region.”

Source : Arthur Kemp (2009). “The Lie of Apartheid and other true stories from Southern Africa”, p.2, Lulu.com

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