Bram Cohen Quotes
Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail.
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The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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I have two main bass guitars, and my main bass is a four-string 1964 Fender Jazz, and I've named it Justine.
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I'm not a control freak.
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What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.
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In '87, I was about 9 years old, and so at that point I was wearing, like, fluorescent green T-shirts and acid-wash jeans and leg warmers, and my hair was in a ponytail with a scrunchie and I had the teased bangs that were up in a rainbow shape. It was crazy.
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Any country that wants to lower its mobile phone rates, all they need to do is bring in an aggressive player.
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An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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The connection that readers have to 'Rookie' has only meant more and more to me as I get older.
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Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other sports. I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life.
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Although my mother didn't necessarily approve of teenage girls wearing heels, she made an exception for me when I was 14 because she didn't want me to be self-conscious about my height - or to slouch.
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Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.
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I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.
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I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven.
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Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.
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I would want to be fully informed before advising the president.
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I love all animals. I just happen to prefer cats. They're really chill, and they're loving yet not loving. I relate to them, in a way.
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If the whole U.S. was like Silicon Valley, we'd be in good shape. But now, the entire U.S. is not driven by technology, is not driven by innovation.
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More than half of America's rural counties are losing population and with it, political representation.
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Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail.
