A Quote by William Poundstone

There were many at Bell Labs and MIT who compared Shannon's insight to Einstein's. Others found that comparison unfair - unfair to Shannon.

William Poundstone

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Bell Compared Comparison Einstein Found Insight Labs Many MIT Others Shannon Unfair Were

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William Poundstone
American - Author
Born: March 29, 1955

Many people say the privatisation was unfair: that is true - it was unfair. That is a fact: some people became rich and others did not. Unfair does not mean illegal, but it was inevitably unfair.

Vladimir Potanin

Shannon's most radical insight was that meaning was irrelevant.

William Poundstone

I got to play with people like Molly Shannon and Wanda Skyes. Going back and forth with people like that is just an extra added boost. Who doesn't want to play catch with Molly Shannon?

Helene Yorke

During the whole time we were covering the Bulls, I would get blasted by every other sports reporter who thought I had unfair access. I don't think it was unfair. It was just fortunate for NBC.

Ahmad Rashad

I think it's unfair, but they have the right as fallible, screwed-up humans to be unfair; that's the human condition.

Albert Ellis

Yeah, it's unfair that you can get judged by something you didn't do, but it's also unfair that you can inherit money that you didn't work for.

Chris Rock

Unfair trade practices should be regulated because they're unfair.

Joe Kaeser

Life is unfair but remember sometimes it is unfair in your favour.

Peter Ustinov

People seem to think I got where I am because of the clothes that I wear. That's unfair to me and unfair to all of my accomplishments.

Paige Spiranac

It's unfair that I've been treated unfair - but it doesn't stop me.

Sheldon Adelson

The heavyweight boxing needs Shannon Briggs and boxing needs Shannon Briggs.

Shannon Briggs

I was a religious 'SNL' watcher all through middle school. I was obsessed with Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri - they were on right when I found the show. Then I started watching the older episodes, and it just totally blew my mind that my dream show already existed.

Aidy Bryant

I started watching 'SNL' when I was thirteen or so; those were the Molly Shannon/Ana Gasteyer/Cheri Oteri years.

Kate McKinnon

There's a difference between the fact that the universe is inherently unfair on a cosmic level, and the fact that life is unfair because people are actively making it so.

John Scalzi

It is important to feel the anger without judging it, without attempting to find meaning in it. It may take many forms: anger at the health-care system, at life, at your loved one for leaving. Life is unfair. Death is unfair. Anger is a natural reaction to the unfairness of loss.