Brian Behlendorf Quotes
Corporations have been killing the risk-taking and exploration that makes software great. They have tried to rip the soul out of development.
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I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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Growing up in the public eye was really tough. When you're 14 and your body is changing, your life is changing, and people are watching every step you make, it's really hard to deal with. But I was pretty lucky, people didn't watch me that closely.
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If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there.
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I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.
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I believe in civil liberties for homosexuals. I guess I'd have to say I'd draw the line at letting them teach in the schools.
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It was a small provincial place with great people and I had a happy childhood growing up in Queens.
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The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?
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It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life.
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Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
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You gotta live life before you can talk about it. Sometimes when things don't work out in life, they work out on stage.
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I kind of stumbled into comics in a roundabout way. One of the first films my father introduced me to was the 1989 'Batman,' the Tim Burton one.
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And I think the blessing of heaven is on Bush. It's just the way it is.
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I really enjoy doing sitcom television. It allows me to stay in Los Angeles and spend more time with my husband and kids.
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For a long time, it was believed that war was waged by armies which could not be identified with the nation itself. Professional soldiers took upon themselves the job of defending national interests, and it was understood that the war affected only them; the country itself went on living and working.
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With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you, it's breathtaking.
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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Well, I was lucky enough to be involved in about 19 failures at an early age, so I'm realistic about the success I'm having and how quickly it can go away. What's important is to be smart about it.
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Although I really like the people I travel with, family is just different, and having them around at all times is a really nice thing - and a luxury.
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I was hellbent on going to drama school, but my mother, rightly, panicked and persuaded me to go to university on the grounds that a degree would be 'something to fall back on.' Whilst at college, I realised I wasn't good enough or robust enough to be an actress.
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I'm a real soft, sentimental guy who dreams up decapitations.
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Corporations have been killing the risk-taking and exploration that makes software great. They have tried to rip the soul out of development.
