Andrew S. Tanenbaum Quotes
If you just want to use the system, instead of hacking on its internals, you don't need source code.
Quotes to Explore
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One of the most effective tools in Brazil's efforts to eradicate slavery is a register compiled by the government that lists individuals and businesses found using slave labor. Those on the 'dirty list,' as the register is known, are fined and remain on it for a minimum of two years during which they cannot access public funds.
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They might in the future more than ever before engage in hunting beavers.
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I eat two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners throughout the day. It's always eating.
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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
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One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.
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We just feel like history repeats itself. You ain't never going to see nothing brand new; you're only going to see when records are broken. And we're here to just set records and set trends and follow the footsteps that have been shown to us.
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I would describe my dancing talents as incredibly deep.
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You don't know how to love God and your neighbor unless you look to the law to define it.
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Every free day, every weekend, I am in a recording session. I'm very lucky to have such supportive people around me.
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Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly.
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As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores put them into romance, and few have stuck them into horror. I consider all my books a mix of steampunk and urban fantasy.
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My first trophy in France was the Young Player of the Year. I was 17. Chelsea is not just one player. It is not only me. We have signed a lot of players. Now we have some good signings like Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa.
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The older I get and the longer I live in New York City, the more I have the desire to go elsewhere and be surrounded by nature.
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The Islamic State is a threat to both the moderate Islam headed by Mr. Saad al-Hariri and, of course, for Hezbollah. There is a convergence, an anxiety of a common enemy... which is good.
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If I have my way, I want to go start making really interactive television. Stuff where you can sit and watch real actors do a real series and they can get into some kind of gun battle and all of a sudden your television prompts you to pick up your controller and all of a sudden, you're playing a first-person shooter.
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You don't want to be photographed? You don't want to be known? Then you don't need to be out there peddling movies.
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Having a Republican candidate speak at the NAACP convention is like trying to build a house starting at the roof. If you don't have a foundation, the roof isn't going to stand.
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I don't chase what I hear on the radio. I try not to compete with anybody.
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I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my family.
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Falling for you was the scariest thing in the entire world, and losing my heart to you was the most terrifying thing I could imagine. Until I finally realized why I was so afraid. I thought I was going to lose myself in you, when the truth is that with you is where I’ve finally found everything that truly matters.
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We haven't been able to transform it into a discipline where you can simply and predictably engineer biological systems. It means the complexity of things we can make and can afford to make are quite limited.
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I believe you can take all experiences and use them as knowledge and fuel to be a better person.
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If you just want to use the system, instead of hacking on its internals, you don't need source code.
