Dennis Ritchie Quotes
At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they're designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler.

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I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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I'm only waiting for Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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My first memory in life is grilling my thumb to the griddle in our restaurant on Cape Cod.
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Kate Moss has great style.
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I have had someone ask me to sign their 'Team Taylor' panties. She wasn't a teenager. She was in her 40s.
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I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.
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Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.
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Good architecture should be a projection of life itself, and that implies an intimate knowledge of biological, social, technical, and artistic problems.
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In 2009, I traveled to South Sudan with my organization PSI. While there, I visited a local school and met with a group of children who had formed a water club. The group learned about how to treat their drinking water and use proper hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating or after going to the bathroom.
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I was always in the popular crowd, but I really had atrocious teeth. I was encouraged to 'do well in school, 'cause no one's going to marry you!'
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I think fan fiction is the way most writers start, and the same goes for music and design.
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Well, c'mon, everyone is a Facebook addict!
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Anywhere the struggle is great, the level of ingenuity and inventiveness is high.
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Contrary to the popular misconception, the actor is not necessarily a specialist in imitating or portraying what he knows about other people. On the contrary, the actor may simply be a person who's more willing than others to reveal some truths about himself.
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As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.
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There needs to be more deliberate effort on the part of folks at VC firms to bring in a more diverse team of talent. You have to make a more concerted effort to bring in people who are different and who may not be in your network.
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At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they're designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler.