Malcolm X (1925–1965) American human rights activist
Statement in Detroit, Michigan (10 November 1963).
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“There's going to be no serious problem after this.”
Plan 9 fortune file (1992)
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George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
Quotation is from the October 3, 2000 Presidential debate with Al Gore, but is taken out of context. Bush was paraphrasing Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf: <br class="br">The other day, I was honored to be flanked by Colin Powell and General Norman Schwarzkopf, who stood by my side and agreed with me. They said we could, even though we're the strongest military, that if we don't do something quickly, we don't have a clearer vision of the military, if we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, then we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road. And I'm going to prevent that. I'm going to rebuild our military power. It's one of the major priorities of my administration. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/debates/transcripts/u221003.html <br class="br">Attributed, Misquotations
“It's a real problem, but it's nothing like as serious as people are led to believe.”
Freeman Dyson (1923) theoretical physicist and mathematician
Interview in Salon (29 September 2007) http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/09/29/freeman_dyson/ <br class="br">Context: I believe global warming is grossly exaggerated as a problem. It's a real problem, but it's nothing like as serious as people are led to believe. The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm. It distracts people's attention from much more serious problems.
“Thank goodness we don't have only serious problems, but ridiculous ones as well.”
Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002) Dutch computer scientist
Dijkstra (1982) "A Letter to My Old Friend Jonathan" (EWD475) p. 101 in [Dijkstra, Edsger, Selected Writings on Computing, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1982, 9780387906522]
1980s
Ernest Gellner (1925–1995) Czech anthropologist, philosopher and sociologist
Source: Nations and Nationalism (1983), Chapter 8, The Future Of Nationalism, p. 114
Erik Naggum (1965–2009) Norwegian computer programmer
Re: Implementational Portability http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.lisp/msg/d10b5da103312c35 (Usenet article). <br class="br">Usenet articles, Miscellaneous
Alan Watts (1915–1973) British philosopher, writer and speaker
Out Of Your Mind (2004), Audio lecture 1: The Nature of Consciousness: A Game That's Worth The Candle
“If it's not going to be that serious, I don't want to do it. It's a personal taste.”
Russell Crowe (1964) New Zealand-born Australian actor, film producer and musician
GQ Interview (2005)
Context: If it's not going to be that serious, I don't want to do it. It's a personal taste. I don't like watching an actor have the same fucking hairdo from time period to time period, from character to character— I just think it's bullshit. It's a waste of money and a waste of my time as an audience member.