Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle.
ALAN PERLIS
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Alan PerlisAlan Perlis A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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Alan MenkenAlan Menken It’s cool but also a little creepy.
Alan PalomoAlan Palomo I allow readers to fill in the details as necessary. But I don’t force kids to have to digest something they’re not mature enough or ready for yet.
Alan GratzAlan Gratz You want to have fun but you also want to work well. Sometimes I was quite happy at Ferrari, because we would have fun, but then they could not stop having fun and go back to the real work.
Alain ProstAlain Prost Whenever I climb I have to also entertain.
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