Andrew S. Tanenbaum Quotes
However, as every parent of a small child knows, converting a large object into small fragments is considerably easier than the reverse process.
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Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.
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I don't think in words; I think in pictures, in images.
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I've only twice in my life come across someone with both high IQ and high EQ naturally; and that was because their parents were super high EQ, and the parents just EQ'd the hell out of them. They're inevitably very successful because now you've got someone who's sharper than the average person and well-rounded, too.
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Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.
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As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.
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If I can put it together, I've got an opportunity to win.
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The time draws near, when a radical change must take place for the whole world in the management of diplomacy.
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I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
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Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
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I wasn't a very good student in elementary school and had a hard time with reading and writing.
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In a city like New York, any night can be completely different, even in a subtle way.
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My great-grandfather Melvin had been a carpenter - so was my father - and they taught me the value of tools: saws, hammers, chisels, files and rulers. It all dealt with conciseness and precision. It eliminated guesswork. One has to know his tools, so he doesn't work against himself.
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What I love best in life is new starts.
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Muslim communities themselves, as they expect mainstream society to stand down racists, must do more to also stand down the Islamist extremists.
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I don't know how to play evil.
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I move countries every three or four years. I was born in London, and we lived in Canada. Then we lived in Saudi Arabia until the Gulf War broke out, when we were forced to leave. Then we hop-scotched for a while from Holland back to Canada back to Saudi Arabia. Then there was D-day, so we had to get out again.
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The difference between memoir and autobiography, as far as I see it, is that a memoir is there primarily to tell one particular story, whereas an autobiography tries to be a full account of a life.
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You have to be physical. If you are not, defensive backs will try to pick on you.
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Each child is biologically required to have a mother. Fatherhood is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fact.
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I think music is a selfish masturbatory event - for the listener, the maker, the candlestick...maker.
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I love my fans very much. They give me the confidence to continue things in life.
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The person who loves the process has a much greater chance of success than the person who loves the outcome.
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However, as every parent of a small child knows, converting a large object into small fragments is considerably easier than the reverse process.
