Hal Abelson Quotes
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
Barbara Bush -
I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
I love so many styles of music.
Sam Hunt -
Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all.
Tariq Ali -
Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do.
Ian Mckellen -
Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.
Daniel Ek
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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
F. Sionil Jose -
I really enjoy doing films, but I also love television. I certainly would not be against doing some regular television work and being on a show that runs several years.
Samm Levine -
I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't disregard that. It's a privilege.
Naomi Scott -
No one was more important than my mom and dad. I know they are watching from a place up in heaven here today to make sure all their kids are doing good.
Eddie Murray -
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
Oscar Wilde -
When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
Gary Lineker -
I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond any influence I might have, positively, or others might have, negatively.
R. A. Salvatore -
I've always looked at filmmaking as a lifestyle. There is no decision of when you go to work. It's a way of life: you're thinking about scripts; you see things and think, 'That could be interesting'... I don't think about my work as, 'Today I'll work on this, this and that.' It just comes to me.
Baltasar Kormakur -
My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.
Gabrielle Roy -
A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.
J. Paul Getty -
My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.
W. E. B. Griffin
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After the play of 'Fleabag,' we had conversations with different channels and with film companies about whether 'Fleabag' should be a half-hour sitcom, an hourlong, serialized drama, or a film. And I knew that it couldn't be a drama because I wanted to hide the drama - that had to be the surprise. I knew it had to be comedy.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge -
Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.
Harold Evans -
We are too quickly losing important landscapes in this country to development - and I worry that if we do not act to protect them now, future generations will grow up in a profoundly different world.
Louis Bacon -
It will, of course, be understood that directly or indirectly, soon or late, every advance in the sciences of human nature will contribute to our success in controlling human nature and changing it to the advantage of the common weal.
Edward Thorndike -
What's important is not just to develop the technology; it's to develop the processes.
Hal Abelson