John Carmack Quotes
'Sharing the code just seems like The Right Thing to Do, it costs us rather little, but it benefits a lot of people in sometimes very significant ways. There are many university research projects, proof of concept publisher demos, and new platform test beds that have leveraged the code. Free software that people value adds wealth to the world.'
Quotes to Explore
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
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Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great.
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I was a kid who had asthma and bifocals and wore sweater vests.
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The 'Room 93' EP was just kind of picking apart the sense of voyeurism and the sense of isolation and turning it into, essentially, a little black book and reflecting on - at that time - 19 years of me forming relationships with people.
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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.
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I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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The vast majority of Muslims living here are peaceful citizens. Unfortunately, however, we also see religious and political fanaticism among Muslim groups in Germany.
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I think everybody understands the fact that the right person will be cast for the role. So it's not theirs really to lose; they're just trying to find the right person.
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Family caregiving has become a predictable crisis. Americans are living longer and longer but dying slower and slower.
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I hope that I would be considered romantic. I don't know... one of my favorite movies is 'The Notebook' so I guess that would be considered romantic. But I think being romantic is more than the flowers and the gifts. It's about connecting with the person and being able to talk and share things with her.
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You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches.
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UNC symbolizes something special. When you get chills you know you belong here.
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Writers of novels live in a strange world where what's made up is as important as what's real.
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A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.
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There's something very satisfying about creating a tactile product.
Chad Hurley -
'Sharing the code just seems like The Right Thing to Do, it costs us rather little, but it benefits a lot of people in sometimes very significant ways. There are many university research projects, proof of concept publisher demos, and new platform test beds that have leveraged the code. Free software that people value adds wealth to the world.'
