1. "Other thing being equal, finish the job that is nearest done." - Fred Mosteller
2. "The older we become, the more important it is to use what we know rather than learn more." - J Good
3. "If a lot of smart people have thought about a problem [e.g., God’s existence, life on other planets] and disagree, then it can’t be decided." - Galen
4. "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw
5. “The more something threatens your identity, the more you will avoid it.” - Manson's law of avoidance
6. "If someone does something better than you, don't waste your time. Never compete." - Marvin Minsky
7. "Nothing motivates me quite as much as fear." - James Maynard
8. "Keep your subconscious starved so it has to work on your problem, so you can sleep peacefully and get the answer in the morning, free." - Hamming
9. "The present is a special time for humanity, as we prepare for, wait for and strive to create strong AI." - Richard Sutton

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1. "The curse of dimensionality" - Bellman