Figures Quotes

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There is, however, one feature that I would like to suggest should be incorporated in the machines, and that is a 'random element.' Each machine… — Alan Turing
The various estimates of the height of the true summit vary considerably, but by taking an average of these figures it is possible to say… — William Ernest Bowman
A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures. — Thomas Carlyle
It has been said that figures rule the world. Maybe. But I am sure that figures show us whether it is being ruled well or… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I write scripts in storyboard fashion using stick figures, and thought balloons and word balloons and captions. Then I'll write descriptions of what scenes should… — Harvey Pekar
An hour and thirty-one minutes after launch, my pressure altimeter halts at 103,300 feet. At ground control the radar altimeters also have stopped-on readings of… — Joseph Kittinger
Use feedback analysis to identify your strengths. Then go to work on improving your strengths. Identify and eliminate bad habits that hinder the full development… — Peter Drucker
Objects and their functions no longer had any significance. All I perceived was perception itself, the hell of forms and figures devoid of human emotion… — Federico Fellini
We endeavour to employ only symmetrical figures, such as should not only be an aid to reasoning, through the sense of sight, but should also… — John Venn
If you want to be a virtuoso then you have to set your sights above me. You have to go beyond what I'm doing. And… — Steve Vai
We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world. — Elon Musk
Perhaps my early problems with dyslexia made me more intuitive: when someone sends me a written proposal, rather than dwelling on detailed facts and figures… — Richard Branson
I believe that there's something interesting about anyone and everyone - you just have to figure out what that something is. — Tony Hsieh
I was frustrated because I couldn't get going, as I was trying to figure out how to make films. I had various jobs, I taught… — David O. Russell
I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one. — Calamity Jane
I don't read the newspapers, I don't watch the news. I figure, if something important happens, someone will tell me. — Justin Trudeau
If you could figure out how to live with family then you'd gone a long way toward finding your peace. — Ben Fountain
A friend of mine once told me that I can't screw up when I play my own music. I also take voice lessons, play other… — Lisa Loeb
Recently I have taken to isolating limbs, the torso. Why am I blamed for it? Why is the head allowed and not portions of the… — Auguste Rodin
I just need to figure out how things work. — Ivan Sutherland

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