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" I am particularly surprised that certain outlets look at pass rates irrespective of student population. As if inner city high school kids are to fare as well as college students. "
Sebastian Thrun
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" Less than one percent of U.S. college students attend Ivy League schools, and these students don't necessarily reflect the world's brightest and most capable thought leaders but, rather, the people who've been afforded the most opportunities to succeed. "
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" The teachers I know are extremely dedicated people. "
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" I take all day to climb mountains and then spend about 10 minutes at the top admiring the view. "
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" I have a strong disrespect for authority and for rules. Including gravity. Gravity sucks. "
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" The idea of 'interview-less hiring' is new and a trend we will see in the changing global job market. "
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" We humans usually feel that we are the best at everything we do, that we can safely drive ourselves. But tens of thousands of people die every year. We need to be open to having technology assist us, to find ways in which technology makes us safer. "
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" You have to understand that teaching online is different, just like movies are different from the stage and TV is different from radio. "
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" It's important to celebrate your failures as much as your successes. If you celebrate your failures really well, and if you get to the motto and say, 'Wow, I failed, I tried, I was wrong, I learned something,' then you realize you have no fear, and when your fear goes away, you can move the world. "
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" There's almost no problem that can't be solved. That's important as a premise. History has proven it over and over again. "
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" Few ideas work on the first try. Iteration is key to innovation. "
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" I ultimately got into robotics because for me, it was the best way to study intelligence. "
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" I'd really love to see a business model for higher education going forward that is actually affordable, that uses modern technology to reach scale and quality and that really reimburses the services rendered in a way that's meaningful to everybody. "
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" I always felt that if countries knew each other better, there would be less war. Often, conflict goes with demonizing other countries and cultures. "
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