Linus Torvalds Quotes
'Regression testing'? What's that? If it compiles, it is good; if it boots up, it is perfect.
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I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music business the way I do-all I can say is, my career has lasted way longer than I expected.
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All of my friends, I consider childhood friends because we met when I was probably 13, and I'm still friends with them today. It's really nice that I have that core group.
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I never smoked. I never drank and I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. For me, it's OK. But most of my friends, at least they smoke and drink.
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It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'
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I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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I was really a charmer; I was the guy who would get to the office, the principal would sit me down and within 10 minutes, we'd be, like, talking about some movies or something.
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The Sherpas play a very important role in most mountaineering expeditions, and in fact many of them lead along the ridges and up to the summit.
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I loved 'Dirty Sexy Money.' That didn't have a long enough shelf life. I would've liked to explore that character and play with that cast longer. That was a lot of fun to shoot.
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It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
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If you read quickly to get through a poem to what it means, you have missed the body of the poem.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
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I think the skin is the most important thing. If you take care of your skin, you don't really need much makeup.
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We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.
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Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.
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I hope we've got a lot of fairways and greens. We'll go from there.
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Muslims are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the killing of the innocent. Islam also accepts the Prophets, whether those prophets are Mohammed, God's peace and blessing be upon Him, or Moses or the other prophets of the Books.
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When I get on stage, I try to win my pay: to please and that people leave satisfied... being seductive has given me good results.
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Our records are commodities. We're looking to make a sale. The radio stations are looking to get the advertising dollars. The end.
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The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent - I name no names. It takes all sorts to make a world.
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Everyone freaks out because my character is the only one who has shorts on the Galactica. Well, that is because I went and grabbed a pair of pants and scissors and cut them off and gave her shorts.
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The adoption of gloves for all contests will do more to preserve the practice of boxing than any other conceivable means. It will give pugilism new life, not only as a professional boxer's art, but as a general exercise.
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'Regression testing'? What's that? If it compiles, it is good; if it boots up, it is perfect.
