68 Quotes by Jeff Hawkins


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    In grade school I was taught that the United States is a melting pot. People from all over the world come here for freedom and to pursue a better life. They arrive with next to nothing, work incredibly hard, learn a new language and new customs, and in a generation they become an integral part of our amazing nation.

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    If you look at the history of big obstacles in understanding our world, there's usually an intuitive assumption underlying them that's wrong.

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    You know what, we don't know diddley squat about brains and no one has a clue how these things work, so don't believe what anyone tells you.

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    It is the ability to make predictions about the future that is the crux of intelligence.

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    Your perception of the world is ... really a fabrication of your model of the world. You don't really see light or sound. You perceive it because your model says this is how the world is, and those patterns invoke the model. It's hard to believe, but it really is true.

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    Annexation is probably the most valuable tool a city has to ensure orderly growth and development.

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