Eric S. Raymond Quotes
If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common software environment for all of them.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all his rights.
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them.
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We're pretty good at putting bunts down and really good at hitting. I know as a pitcher, when you face a pitcher you know can hit, that's not fun. I think taking pride in that, and being able to hit helps your own cause.
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It's incredibly fun to play someone that you don't like. It exorcises your own demons in a way. It's cathartic. We all have things that we don't like about ourselves, little things. And I get to amplify those things and put them out there. It's fun and it has a cleansing effect.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad's always special. He used to call me and enquire about my film's progress. Whenever I deliver a hit, I can see a glow on my father's face.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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I'll admit it: I'm a control freak. I am. If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it 110% or there's no point in doing it at all, especially if the work takes me away from time with my husband and children.
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I think the reason they cast me as the good girls is because they couldn't find any in Hollywood.
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As actors, we put in our best, but when people don't like a film, you have to learn to deal with it. I've learnt not to get too emotional.
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The whole story of the comfort women, the system of forced sexual slavery, the medical experiments of Unit 731, is not something that is in the US psyche. That is changing because many books are coming out.
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I've been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed and built detectors that are extremely cheap and also very sensitive. My other big development is a system to produce medical isotopes that are injected into patients and used to diagnose and treat cancer.
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A job is just a job at the end of the day, and work sometimes comes from the most unlikely places.
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That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again.
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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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I could hum Beatles songs before I could talk - not very well, but sort of.
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You called me on the phone, saying you were alone,
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Even if you can't afford to travel the world, you can take your children to the museum, zoo or local park. And don't be afraid to take them to grown-up spots. Eating out in a restaurant teaches children how to be quiet and polite and gives them the pleasure of knowing you trust them to behave.
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When I go see an R-rated horror movie, I want lots of violence.
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Silent films weren't so different from my comics - the basic choice both offer an artist is what do you show and what do you tell.
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I do not shrink from uttering my firm conviction that it would be a gain to the country were it vastly more superstitious, more bigoted, more gloomy, more fierce in its religion than at present it shows itself to be.
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If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common software environment for all of them.
