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Alan Turing Quotes
Birthday: | June 23, 1912 |
Birthplace: | Maida Vale, London, England, United Kingdom |
Death: | June 7, 1954 |
Educated At: | Sherborne School, King's College, Princeton University, University Of Cambridge |
Manner of Death: | Suicide |
Nationality: | United Kingdom, Isral |
Occupations: | Logician, Cryptographer, University Teacher, Mathematician, Philosopher |
Religion: | Atheism |
Total quotes: 12
Alan Turing
Fictional CharacterBirthday: June 23, 1912
Birthplace: Maida Vale, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: June 7, 1954
Educated At: Sherborne School, King's College, Princeton University, University Of Cambridge
Manner of Death: Suicide
Nationality: United Kingdom, Isral
Occupations: Logician, Cryptographer, University Teacher, Mathematician, Philosopher
Religion: Atheism
Total quotes: 12
“When people talk to each other, they never say what they mean. [pause] They say something else and you're expected to just know what they mean.”
Tagged:
say what you mean
“Advice about keeping secrets: it's a lot easier if you don't know them in the first place.”
Tagged:
Secrets
“Are you paying attention? Good. If you are not listening carefully, you will miss things. Important things. I will not pause, I will not repeat myself, and you will not interrupt me. You think that because you're sitting where you are, and I am sitting where I am, that you are in control of what is about to happen. You're mistaken. I am in control, because I know things that you do not know.”
Tagged:
Paying Attention, Listening
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