I ultimately got into robotics because for me, it was the best way to study intelligence. Sebastian Thrun intelligenceroboticstudy Change image and share on social
I knew that no matter what door you knock on in a Cretan village, it will be opened for you. A meal will be served in your honor, and you will sleep between the best sheets in the house. In Crete, the stranger is still the unknown god. Before him, all doors and all hearts are opened. Nikos Kazantzakis cretancretedoor share on social
I'm a triathlete. Running is when I do my best living and my best thinking. I love the discipline, pushing yourself to suffer as much as you can, because it leads to a form of redemption. Naomi Benaron disciplineformlead Change image and share on social
When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere. Robert A. Heinlein collapsecrowdmake Change image and share on social
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain cheer Change image and share on social
Here, loved be God, is all well and truly determined for to resist the malice of him that had best cause to be true, the Duke of Buckingham, the most untrue creature living; whom, with God's grace, we shall not be long till that we will be in that parts and subdue his malice. Richard III of England buckinghamcreaturedetermine share on social
I wasn't the best in my class at the Royal Academy. There was a really good soprano and baritone who were technically better and are doing really well in opera now. But I was definitely the best mezzo-soprano in my class, because I was the only one of those! Katherine Jenkins academybaritoneclass share on social
Fashion is chaotic, and it can be an aggravation, too, but it is at its best when it allows you to express yourself. John Malkovich aggravationchaoticexpress Change image and share on social
We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock. Kevin Costner chancechildfirm share on social
When I was 26, I wrote my first mystery, 'The Thomas Berryman Number', and it was turned down by, I don't know, 31 publishers. Then it won an Edgar for Best First Novel. Go figure. James Patterson berrymanedgarfigure Change image and share on social