Bjarne Stroustrup Quotes
Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't know how much the economy has changed since Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal.'
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Contrary to the royal and uptight image of polo, I want to bring it to a younger generation. This is a great sport that can have a larger audience and appeal to more people. Sportsmanship is lacking in many other sports that I don't want to name.
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Altruism raises your mood because it raises your self-esteem, which increases happiness. Plus, giving to others gets you outside of yourself and distracts you from your problems.
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I was raised in Harlem. I never found a book that took place in Harlem. I never had a church like mine in a book. I never had people like the people I knew. People who could not find their lives in books and celebrated felt bad about themselves. I needed to write to include the lives of these young people.
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If everything gets too serious for me on the album, I get kinda bored. I've got to have some kind of jovial things in there.
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I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times. It's best not to ask questions and just enjoy.
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I'm the girl next door, not the sex symbol.
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I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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Nothing is better than peace, by which all warfare of heavenly and earthly foes is brought to naught.
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The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.
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There's so much that goes into a film that I feel like it's a bit arrogant to say, 'Oh, I never watch my own movies.' Well, it's not just you. There's a whole host of other people. So much skill goes into it. But I would say it does take a couple times seeing it to get a level of perspective.
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The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.
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Maybe climate change is a threat, and maybe climate change has been tarted up by climatologists trolling for research grant cash. It doesn't matter.
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My mother was a huge influence on me. She was a living example of what a Christian should be. Her conviction, her discipline. She would rather see other people happy than herself.
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There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.
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'Narcos' was a very strong experience, not only artistically and politically, but as a human being.
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Every unwanted animal ends up on my farm: alpacas and horses and dogs and cats and chickens and ducks and parrots and fish and guinea pigs.
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Growth is a sub-conscious activity, and I learnt a lot in this course, and I'm always open to learning and grasping new things from people. I'm learning with every film, and my confidence levels and technique is also getting better with each film.
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Racism springs from ignorance.
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... Amongst all the mechanical poison that this terrible nineteenth century has poured upon men, it has given us at any rate one antidote - the Daguerreotype. (1845)
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I'm treating country music like it's a sport. I'm looking at where my competition is and realized I needed to work on my songwriting.
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You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.
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Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.
