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Walter O'Brien Quotes
Walter O'Brien Quotes
Walter O'Brien
Irish
Businessman
Born:
Feb 24
,
1975
Because
Me
Parents
People
You
IQ
Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling.
Walter O'Brien
Feeling
Rush
Rather
Inventing
More
Adrenaline
Hacking
Than
Problem-Solving
Coding
Once your IQ is 150 or over, it stops beings ability and becomes a disability.
Walter O'Brien
IQ
Once
Ability
Disability
Over
Over It
Becomes
Stops
Your
Beings
Humans have 3 percent human error, and a lot of companies can't afford to be wrong 3 percent of the time anymore, so we close that 3 percent gap with some of the technologies. The AI we've developed doesn't make mistakes.
Walter O'Brien
Time
AI
Mistakes
Some
Percent
Developed
Wrong
Make
Lot
Error
Close
Afford
Human
Anymore
Human Error
Companies
Gap
Technologies
Humans
Maybe I was unpopular a bit because I was a teacher's pet. But even the teachers complained about me. They would say to my parents, 'For every one question any pupil asks, Walter asks 10.'
Walter O'Brien
Teacher
Me
Pet
Parents
Every
Say
Bit
Pupil
Would
Unpopular
About
Because
Question
Any
Maybe
Ask
Teachers
Even
When I started losing business to salespeople who were using used-car salesmen kind of tactics, I realized I can't ignore the EQ thing; it's going to kill sales.
Walter O'Brien
Business
Losing
Kind
Tactics
Were
Sales
Salespeople
Going
Realized
Ignore
Who
Using
Thing
Started
You have a core competency, something you're better at than I'll ever be, and that's your magic - your pixie dust.
Walter O'Brien
You
Better
Dust
Magic
Something
Than
Your
Ever
Core
It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion' because I fought back, and scorpions are docile creatures until pushed too far.
Walter O'Brien
Animal
Bird
Spider
Too
Relates
Back
Mine
Rural
Pushed
Pick
Docile
Until
Became
Because
Up
Scorpions
Ireland
Common
Far
Fought
Creatures
Nickname
I didn't fit in at school, and I didn't fit in at home, and I didn't know why. I was often lonely.
Walter O'Brien
Home
School
Lonely
Know
Fit
Often
Why
At Sussex University, I developed a system called WinLocX to help with the process of translating software into foreign languages.
Walter O'Brien
Software
System
Developed
Foreign
Foreign Languages
Process
Translating
Languages
Help
University
I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.'
Walter O'Brien
Remember
Smart
Fabric
Remain
Inspires
Part
Generations
Proud
Curious
Next
Cool
If you look at any normal organization, the CEO is the person with the highest E.Q. The person with the highest IQ is often in the back room running the financials or the operations. That's topsy turvy.
Walter O'Brien
You
Organization
IQ
Back
Running
Highest
Look
Operations
Normal
Person
Any
Often
Room
CEO
I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals.
Walter O'Brien
Home
Typical
Only
Weddings
Irishman
Get
Funerals
Having one of the highest IQs ever measured is as much a curse as it is a blessing. My parents were great, though: they were always seeking the most difficult presents possible for me - Rubik's cubes and things like that.
Walter O'Brien
Great
Me
Blessing
Parents
Difficult
Though
Possible
Seeking
Having
Highest
Like
Most
Cubes
Always
Were
Curse
Much
Measured
Ever
Things
Presents
City of Los Angeles is my home, and it is my duty to lead by example, contribute all that I can, and help make the world a better place with the tools and resources available to me.
Walter O'Brien
Home
Me
World
Better
Example
Duty
Tools
Resources
I Can
City
Angeles
Better Place
Lead
Lead By Example
Make
Los
Los Angeles
Contribute
Place
Available
Help
I look forward to making tangible and inspirational contributions to the Houston Technology Center's initiatives. HTC is an engine behind Houston's and Texas' continued growth.
Walter O'Brien
Inspirational
Technology
Look
Houston
Making
Tangible
Continue
Texas
Contributions
Behind
Center
Engine
Forward
Initiatives
Growth
As a youth, I and most of the other smarter kids in school got picked on by bullies. I was a big guy - even at a young age - and would take the beatings for my friends, who were often smaller and scrawnier.
Walter O'Brien
Age
Youth
School
Big
Young
Other
Kids
Would
Guy
Take
Picked
Smaller
Smarter
Most
Got
Were
Bullies
Big Guy
Friends
Often
Young Age
Who
Even