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" You have a core competency, something you're better at than I'll ever be, and that's your magic - your pixie dust. "
Walter O'Brien
Core
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Better
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" The California Science Center is a cornerstone in California's push to educate and encourage students to reach their full potential and to pursue careers in science and engineering. "
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" It's an honor for me to contribute to Houston's younger generations and show them that 'smart is cool.' "
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" There are kids going into chemistry and biology because of 'CSI.' "
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" Humans have 3 percent human error, and a lot of companies can't afford to be wrong 3 percent of the time anymore, so we close that 3 percent gap with some of the technologies. The AI we've developed doesn't make mistakes. "
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" It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland. "
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" I was about nine years old when a teacher administered my IQ test. Unfortunately, as I was nine, I didn't know that I needed to keep the paperwork for future reference. "
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Teacher
Old
Know
" When I started losing business to salespeople who were using used-car salesmen kind of tactics, I realized I can't ignore the EQ thing; it's going to kill sales. "
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Losing
Business
Ignore
" I'm left-brain dominant, so anxiety and nervousness don't affect me; most emotions don't. "
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Anxiety
Affect
Most
" I look forward to making tangible and inspirational contributions to the Houston Technology Center's initiatives. HTC is an engine behind Houston's and Texas' continued growth. "
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Texas
Inspirational
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" My left brain has gradually 'eaten' the right-brain capabilities away. "
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Brain
Away
Capabilities
" I invite people to read the hundreds of positive articles instead of getting affected by the occasional outburst from a troll. "
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" If you look at any normal organization, the CEO is the person with the highest E.Q. The person with the highest IQ is often in the back room running the financials or the operations. That's topsy turvy. "
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Person
Back
" If you've made enough money where you're not worried about the rent or survival, you start asking yourself why you're on this planet. Your point is to do the most good you can before you die - well, I could do more good if I didn't die. "
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Start
Survival
Good
" I didn't fit in at school, and I didn't fit in at home, and I didn't know why. I was often lonely. "
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Home
Fit
Know
" My personality is extremely unbalanced. "
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Extremely
Personality
Unbalanced
" I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services. "
Walter O'Brien
Consulting
Name
Started
" We have a 25-year head start for the stories of 'Scorpion.' By the time we get to Season Two and Three, the stuff that happened because of Season One will actually fuel Season Three. So it'll become a self-sustainable show. "
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Two
Start
Season
" A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective. "
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Industry
High
Deal
" Much of our brainpower goes unused, and many people could benefit greatly from optimizing their mental assets. "
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Benefit
Mental
Much
" Bureaucracy kills people's ability to try new ideas. "
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New
Bureaucracy
Ideas
" I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.' "
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Cool
Remember
Proud
" Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling. "
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Feeling
Rush
More
" Having one of the highest IQs ever measured is as much a curse as it is a blessing. My parents were great, though: they were always seeking the most difficult presents possible for me - Rubik's cubes and things like that. "
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Great
Always
Blessing
" When I was 13, I thought I was pretty hot stuff because I knew BASIC programming, self-taught on the family's Commodore 64. One of my crowning accomplishments was writing a silly little program that showed a crudely-drawn Space Shuttle lifting off in a cloud of pixelated smoke. "
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Space
Smoke
Family
" At Sussex University, I developed a system called WinLocX to help with the process of translating software into foreign languages. "
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Software
University
Help
" High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical. "
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Like
Because
Surprises
" I've only twice in my life come across someone with both high IQ and high EQ naturally; and that was because their parents were super high EQ, and the parents just EQ'd the hell out of them. They're inevitably very successful because now you've got someone who's sharper than the average person and well-rounded, too. "
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Now
My Life
Life
" I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals. "
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Weddings
Home
Get
" It's a pleasure to contribute to the entrepreneurial community at USC. "
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Pleasure
Community
USC
" Hacking involves a different way of looking at problems that no one's thought of. "
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Way
Looking
Thought