Linus Torvalds Quotes
(In answer to the question: In the extreme case, if it was just you doing all the code, and the rest of the world quietly used it, would it make sense to give it away free? Unless you're particularly grateful for other free things you've got off the Net, would the answer be No?':)

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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try.
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
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Only those ignorant of what poetry means will ask the question: what is it good for?
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We should allow people to purchase health insurance across state lines. That will create a true 50-state national marketplace which will drive down the cost of low-cost, catastrophic health insurance.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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Everybody feels up sometimes, they feel down sometimes, sometimes they feel sideways, sometimes they feel weird. And the beauty of music is you can express all those different feelings in all the different songs you write. And hopefully, people can identify with those.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.
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I have to prove myself in a lot of ways - as an actor, as a person, as someone who can handle pressure.
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Gooseberries aren't just for creamy desserts and pies.
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I'm a darned good listener.
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I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it.
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For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
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I was born and raised in a suburb of Paris by a working-class family.
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I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.
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To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven.
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One can't make pure clay of time's mud. There is no life that can be recaptured wholly; as it was. Which is to say that all biography is ultimately fiction.
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I grew up playing hockey and baseball, so I wish I had time to get back into it, but living in L.A. and North Carolina, you have to take advantage of the golf.
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Nothing is ever wrong. We learn from every step we take. Whatever you did today was the way it was meant to be. Be proud of you.
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(In answer to the question: In the extreme case, if it was just you doing all the code, and the rest of the world quietly used it, would it make sense to give it away free? Unless you're particularly grateful for other free things you've got off the Net, would the answer be No?':)