Niklaus Wirth (Niklaus Emil Wirth) Quotes
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I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.
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We've tried to make a Superman movie where he does stuff and you go, 'Yeah, if I was Superman, that's what I'd do.' Even though he's an alien, he's more relatable, more human.
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A lot of comedians do bits where they say, 'I was listening to this song, and this person said this, and you know how they say that?' And I thought it would work better if I actually had a DJ put that song lyric right there. It makes it more dynamic, and it's more energetic.
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It is most regrettable that nuclear energy is being harnessed for making nuclear weapons.
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If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk.
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I don't really shop any more. I only do it when I have to. I think it is very overrated.
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I mean, if a camera's on you all the time, you don't get real moments.
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Last year people won more than one billion dollars playing poker. And casinos made twenty-seven billion just by being around those people.
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If someone busted into your house and robbed you, would you then forgive them if you found out they were a veteran? Of course not. So why are we forgiving McCain for selling out his country by supporting the Bush agenda?
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The common thread in all my projects is 'girls being awesome.' Can we make that a genre?
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I may as well say it, I have been married three times.
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My father used to sing to me in my mother's womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats.
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A storytelling device teaches. I hate to say it that way, because kids tune out. I don't teach on purpose, but I'm glad that it happens sometimes.
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Liberman said to me, 'I must cut back on the work you do for Vogue. The editors don't like it. They say the photographs burn on the page . After some years, I began to understand that what they wanted of me was simply a nice, sweet, clean-looking image of a lovely young woman.
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Oregonians expect the state to prioritize the health and well-being of them and their families.
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When people discuss religion, it is a pity that they often become excited and argue. We should merely listen, as one does on a dark night; we should merely gaze at the stars.
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For years, Islamists and other extremists have taken advantage of grievances of Muslims in Britain and have successfully identified ways to integrate them under one 'Islamic' banner.
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I love being able to be political without any political affiliation.
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Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher
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I tend to think of a myth and then explore how it would play out if it were happening in the modern-day world. I modify all the myths I use, but I stick very closely to their structure - it is the hidden teacher in me.
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When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another.
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War should be not a war of choice; it should be a war of necessity. And it should be a last resort.
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My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers.
