Kent Beck Quotes
First you learn the value of abstraction, then you learn the cost of abstraction, then you're ready to engineer.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
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True stories, autobiographical stories, like some novels, begin long ago, before the acts in the account, before the birth of some of the people in the tale.
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I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
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Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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I always used to watch 'The Daily Show,' and there were all these comedic geniuses there. I didn't know if I was going to be hired full time or not. At the beginning, I was sort of hired as a part time, on and off guy. When I first got hired - it was August 2006 - and I was working on and off, and they'd call me whenever.
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Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
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I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'
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People really love editorial cartoons, and I think publishers understand that.
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
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I have a very short attention span.
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I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.
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Ask Jeeves! Who ever used that thing? College freshmen to find out who Goethe was - that's it.
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I was always obsessed with other performers doing their thing, and Britney 'Live in Las Vegas' from 2001 is my absolute favorite tour DVD of all time.
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The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
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We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.
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Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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First you learn the value of abstraction, then you learn the cost of abstraction, then you're ready to engineer.
