Linus Torvalds Quotes
Torvalds, Linus (2007-03-19). The Torvalds Transcript: Why I 'Absolutely Love' GPL Version 2. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
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The Doobie Brothers are one of my favorites of all time.
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I appreciate cooperation with Turkey on many issues. We are grateful for the support we receive for E.U. and NATO integration for Montenegro.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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I want people to follow their dreams, yes... but I'm not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers... I want to show them that there's so many other paths you can take, besides a rapper or basketball player.
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There is always shame in the creation of an object for the public gaze.
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I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
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Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.
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They thought we were going to hurt the game, but we just wanted to help ourselves, because the players needed to get together to protect their interests.
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I like shopping at retail places like JC Penney or Macy's, and maybe buying a top or a shirt, and then buying a skirt from Rue 21 or Forever 21 because they have the maxi skirts, which I appreciate so much, and then topping it off with something that I buy from a Somali shop.
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Everything I say is true.
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What bothered me was playing one-dimensional parts in films which were really about, 'Boy Meets Girl,' 'Will Boy Get Girl?'
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There is nothing more exciting than having a life devoted to fundamental knowledge and to contributing to advance the borders of knowledge.
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I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
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I don't get hung up on weight.
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I think a lot of people have a problem with the fact that I've adopted an African child, a child who has a different color skin than I do.
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I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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The trouble with Germans is not that they fire shells, but that they engrave them with quotations from Kant.
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Unless you sit down and talk to your dad and say, 'Why weren't you there?' and he says, 'I'm going to really tell you the truth,' then you won't know.
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I think 'Hero' is not a real martial arts movie; it is not about violence, or formula.
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To Jesus Christ I commend my soul; Lord Jesus, receive my soul.
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I would love to do something in the thriller category. Not so much horror, but I would love to do a full-on psychological thriller. That would be really interesting. A period piece would also be fantastic.
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If I am going to get in a cab to go home, and I see a sign for an open house, I will go in. I like real estate because I am the boss.
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Torvalds, Linus (2007-03-19). The Torvalds Transcript: Why I 'Absolutely Love' GPL Version 2. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
