Andrew S. Tanenbaum Quotes
If you just want to use the system, instead of hacking on its internals, you don't need source code.
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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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When I began to think about the head of the family, the storyteller, the rise of television which became the new storyteller, the break-up of the American family as an idea and then Avalon came.
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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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What we call the freedom of the individual is not just the luxury of one intellectual to write what he likes to write but his being a voice which can speak for those who are silent.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
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We have to evolve … I will make sure we keep what we’re good at. We’re renowned for our physicality. We have to be a bit smarter with where we want to use our physicality.
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If you just want to use the system, instead of hacking on its internals, you don't need source code.
