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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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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 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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Rather than engage in the sort of selective retention that so many investors tend to do and pretend mistakes never happened, I prefer to 'own' them. This allows me to learn from them and, with any luck, avoid making the same errors again.
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I love, love, love just being hands on at all times in the studio.
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One sign of maturity is knowing when to ask for help.
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I know one day I'll be considered too old. I think 40-year-old women actually look more healthy and fit than some girls in their 20s. I've met women who have way better bodies in their 40s because they've been working on them for all these years.
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There are two kinds of stories, the ones you live and the ones you make up. And nobody knows the difference, and I don't ever tell which is which.
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Receiving personal revelation is not a passive process. As we seek such revelations, we must prepare for these sacred experiences.
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Good apprentices know that they are in the process of becoming masters and that as responsible artisans they must seek to improve upon the knowledge entrusted to them and go further.
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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.
