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I have always tried to live by the philosophy that when there is a big problem that needs fixing, you should run towards it, rather than away from it. Henry Paulson
Needs You Problem Big Live Philosophy Run Tried Rather Towards Always Than Fixing Big Problem To Live By Should Away
Although engineers want always to make everything better, they cannot make anything perfect. This basic characteristic flaw of the products of the profession's practitioners is what drives change and makes achievement a process rather than simply a goal. Henry Petroski
Achievement Change Better Everything Characteristic Rather Perfect Drives Simply Make Although Makes Always Goal Than Want Anything Cannot Process Flaw Engineers Products Profession Basic
I get letters from young people telling me that they're broke and download my albums for free. They ask me what I think about that. I now have a standard line. I tell them, 'I would rather be heard than paid.' Henry Rollins
Me People Free Young Think Broke Tell Telling Would About Rather Line Heard Than Get Young People Them Ask Paid Standard Download Now Letters Albums
I was highly sensitive and still am, but as a kid I could tap into my emotional state rather easily. Henry Thomas
State Kid Easily Rather Could Emotional Highly Am Still Tap Sensitive
What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it. Herbert A. Simon
Wealth Poverty Recipients Rather Allocate Consume Consumes Attention Obvious Sources Efficiently Information Might Creates Hence Among Need
Most of us really aren't horribly unique. There are 6 billion of us. Put 'em all in one room and very few would stand out as individuals. So maybe we ought to think of worth in terms of our ability to get along as a part of nature, rather than being the lords over nature. Herbert A. Simon
Nature Worth Few Think Ought Our Out Would Ability Horribly Rather Part Put Individuals Over Along Most Terms Lords Very Than Get Maybe Being Room Us Really Stand Billion Unique
My games are rather stressful games, where you have to play for a long time. Hideo Kojima
Time You Long Long Time Rather Where Games Play Stressful
We always look back at our back catalogue for inspiration for new titles, but when it comes to very old things like the 'King's Field' series, I'm concerned about just mimicking the style of what Naotoshi Zin, the founder of FromSoftware, created for the PlayStation original. I would rather not go back to it simply out of respect. Hidetaka Miyazaki
Respect Old King Style Field Mimicking Back Our Out Would About Rather Inspiration Catalogue Simply New Like Look Concerned Always Go Very Just Titles Created Old Things Original Series Founder Things Playstation
Rather than being an impediment, NASA can and should be the driver of commerce, the provider of the technology necessary to make some big money in space. The truth is that private enterprise already has a huge presence up there. Homer Hickam
Truth Technology Truth Is Money Space Big Enterprise Some Rather Impediment Driver Make NASA Private Private Enterprise Provider Huge Up Big Money Commerce Than Being Should Presence Necessary
It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he is no longer compelled, as among the Egyptians, to succeed to his father's craft. Honore de Balzac
Man Father Become Would Would-Be Rather He Longer Leads Know Baker His Than Curious Craft Egyptians Succeed Among Compelled
I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. I just thought, 'This is so not for me. I would rather talk to one of my girlfriends.' Hope Davis
Me Thought Spent Would Tried Girlfriends Rather Talk Well Go Years Very Did Just Therapy
I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work. It's such a strange and fascinating country, and instead of learning about it through a textbook, I would rather discover its history and traditions and institutions through fiction and nonfiction writers. Hope Davis
Work History Learning Strange Seen Country States Cities Would Stayed About Rather Having Through Writers Instead Towns Institutions Nonfiction Discover Traditions Lot Textbook Different Fiction Fiction Writers Many Fascinating United United States
I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. I just thought, 'This is so not for me. I would rather talk to one of my girlfriends.' I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much. I have young children, and I'm just pretty much crazed. Hope Davis
Life Me Too Much Thought My Life Young Too Analyzing Spent Would Tried Pretty Girlfriends Rather Point Talk Well Go Years Very Did Just Children Young Children Much Therapy
We are not going to get rid of the digital media - nor should we want to - and so our challenge is to use the media to determine the truth, rather than to let the media obfuscate matters. Howard Gardner
Truth Challenge Digital Matters Our Determine Rather Nor Than Get Going Want Should Use Rid Media
As long as I can sing halfway decent, I'd rather sing than act. There's nothing like being in good voice, feeling good, having good numbers to do and having a fine orchestra. Howard Keel
Good Long Feeling Nothing Fine Rather Having Voice Feeling Good Like Sing Halfway Than Orchestra Decent Being Act Numbers
If I don't think something's worth saying, I don't think it's quite there, I'd rather just not say it, to be honest. In that case, I'd rather wait 'till the thought is ready, 'till I feel like I'm happy with everything. Hozier
Saying Happy Worth Wait Thought To Be Honest Think Everything Say Case Something Rather Feel Like Ready Till Quite Just Honest
My hair grows into a fuzz ball - I just wanted it to grow downwards rather than outwards - but then I realized I couldn't play guitar with it that way. I couldn't do anything day-to-day without my hair getting in my mouth or my eyes or my food, so I just started tying it back, long before I knew what a man bun was. Hozier
Food Man Eyes Guitar Long Hair Before Mouth Tying Back Way Rather Knew Day-To-Day Without Ball Than Getting Just Wanted Anything Realized Then Grow Play Grows Started
Everything that exists is information, and everything that is informative also exists. The infosphere is not a virtual space that is distinct from the real world. Rather, the world itself is increasingly being considered an information space and part of the infosphere. Hubert Burda
World Space Increasingly Virtual Everything Considered Distinct Rather Part Also Real Exists Itself Being The Real World Real World Information Informative
When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next. Hugh Grant
Think About Rather Know Doing Hear Than Much Next Who Film Actor
If it's a choice between doing a film and not doing a film, I'd rather not. But then, you remember that you're supposed to be earning a living and that it's your career. Hugh Grant
You Remember Living Earning Rather Between Supposed Doing Then Choice Your Film Career
I don't think of myself as funny. I think of myself as rather grave, actually. And I'm suspicious of fun. I never quite know what that is or how to deal with it or how to generate it. That's my fault. I know it's a burden on the people I'm with. It's tiresome. Hugh Laurie
Funny Myself People Fault Burden Think Rather Never Generate Know Deal How Quite Suspicious Tiresome Fun Grave Actually
They're very harsh people, the British: hard to impress, very tough on each other, but I rather like that. It's not that the British are more honest - you're just under no illusion with them. Hugh Laurie
You People Illusion Tough Impress Other Harsh Rather More Like Very Just Them Hard Each British Honest
Boredom or discontent is useful to me when I acknowledge it and see clearly my assumption that there's something else I would rather be doing. Hugh Prather
Me Assumption Else Would Boredom See Something Something Else Rather Clearly Discontent Doing Acknowledge Useful
The fact is the planet is warming right now, and it is easier to blame it on some human activity rather than saying we should better understand the whole problem and recognize there are natural conditions that are impacting this, too. Hugh Ross
Saying Blame Natural Problem Better Too Easier Recognize Some Rather Fact Understand Conditions Than Human Human Activity Warming Planet Should Whole Activity Now Right
I would rather talk about films that I did than the films that I didn't do. Huma Qureshi
Films Would About Rather Talk Than Did
I will never work merely to make a reputation for myself, to be popular for appearances rather than for what I am. My task is to lead my country through service. Hussein of Jordan
Work Service Myself Will Country Reputation Rather Through Lead Never Merely Make Am Than Task Popular Appearances
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