Brian Kernighan Quotes
Even though most people won't be directly involved with programming, everyone is affected by computers, so an educated person should have a good understanding of how computer hardware, software, and networks operate.
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As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.
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When you have that connection to say, 'I'm going to play for something bigger than myself,' man, you have a chance to do something good.
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We are lagging far behind comparable countries in overcoming the disadvantages Indigenous people face.
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
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My fear is that people associate Rand Paul's social conservatism with libertarianism, when it's not.
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My grandparents never understood why my mother Noreen chose such exotic names for her children: Damon and me. My granny insisted on calling my brother Dermot - a good Irish name - until she died; I was just known as 'wee one.'
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I love proving people wrong.
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'Frozen' definitely isn't about a man, but about the relationship between two sisters. At different times in our lives we find ourselves either more connected to or disconnected from the people in our family, and I think audiences will really be able to relate to that.
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I feel like I'm a secondary artist, a kind of a conduit for the writer, and if it's a good writer, then I have a great road map.
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Most people figured I'd be in jail. I've been proving people wrong my whole life.
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The kids get cheated out of a lot of times with their dad. They were good about it.
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Doing business and doing good are not mutually exclusive, and it is our responsibility to prove this every day anew.
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In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.
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What these guys are doing is great for Argentinean tennis. This is motivating other people.
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People have different takes on clothes and what to wear and colors and all that stuff, so why make a big deal about uniformity? It took me a long time to grasp that particular concept, simply because I was coming from the James Brown thing. Again, I wouldn't trade that experience for anything.
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A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring.
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I mean, comedy's hard. If you go back and look at the first season of 'Seinfeld,' it's a work in progress and that's what happens. It just takes time for people to figure each other out, and figure out timing, and to develop creatively with the writers.
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Marriage is socialism among two people.
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Science and the arts shared the same language at the Restoration. They no longer seem to do so today. ...they lack the same language. And it is the business of each of us to make that one universal language which alone can unite art and science, and layman and scientist, in a common understanding.
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It's hard to believe the life that 'Someone Like You' has taken on. It's proof that people hunger for great songs - and they are open to different interpretations of songs they love.
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Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty character of mysticism.
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'The Conversation' was the first film I edited on a flatbed machine - a KEM editing machine. I've been using Final Cut or the AVID for 12 years now, so I was interested in looking at this film and seeing if I could tell if it had been edited the old way.
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I'm never in the mood to eat or drink when I get to a show. I'm just too nerved out.
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Even though most people won't be directly involved with programming, everyone is affected by computers, so an educated person should have a good understanding of how computer hardware, software, and networks operate.
