George R. R. Martin Quotes
The man is as useless as nipples on a breastplate.
Martin, George R. R. A Feast for Crows. Bantam Books, 2005.
He ran however, but lost to Walter Fauntroy. Although the residents of Washington DC elected a Congressman, the Congressman did not have the right to vote on legislation. They could however, be on committees and vote on committees. The Constitution specifies that only states may have voting representatives. Territories, such as Puerto Rico, Guam and American Samoa have non voting representatives. Washington DC was placed in that category. There has been a continuous movement for Statehood for Washington DC, but that has not gotten very far. Every city larger would want two Senators as well.
Interestingly, when Picasso was alive, this was a legitimate criticism. However since then, there have been several generations of development of hardware and software, and where the criticism is valid going into the 21st century, computers—with the right software—are beginning to ask questions, create hypotheses, suggest directions if inquiry, and organize concepts. There are even some which purport to function creatively.
George Raymond Richard Martin, also known as GRRM, is an American novelist and short story writer, screenwriter, and television producer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted into the Emmy Award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2019).
