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Christopher Hitchens
“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.”
Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian

Richard Hamming
“What you learn from others you can use to follow.
What you learn for yourself you can use to lead.”
Richard Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn

Friedrich Nietzsche
“For the male sickness of self-contempt, the surest cure is to be loved by a clever woman”
Friedrich Nietzsche

Richard Hamming
“The purpose of computation is insight, not numbers.”
Richard Hamming

Richard Hamming
“Beware of finding what you're looking for.

[A favorite aphorism he often used.]”
Richard Hamming

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