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 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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A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
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While I feel it's important for films to examine our society, I don't particularly like watching the films that do it.
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Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?
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Obviously for some people there is a big connection between music and the way you can create a space.
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I always describe my career as something where nothing ever popped overnight.
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I was seeing a lot of entrepreneurs who were effectively working on the next photo-sharing app. I wanted to inspire them to go much bigger, bolder and more significant than that.
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Torvalds, Linus (2007-03-19). The Torvalds Transcript: Why I 'Absolutely Love' GPL Version 2. Retrieved on 2008-12-31.
