Linus Torvalds Quotes
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.
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Do your eye shadow first, then your foundation. That way, you can clean up any mess without starting all over again.
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I loved math and science. It just made sense to me. But my hatred for world history has come to bite me in the butt in my adult years. Every show I have done professionally has required me to study the world in which my characters lived.
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I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
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There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.
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A lizard is a perfect pet for a model. They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I'm always travelling, so it's perfect. If I had a dog, it would drop dead of starvation.
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I'm in a monogamous relationship and very happy.
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Just to confirm to all my followers I have had a hair transplant. I was going bald at 25 why not.
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I think I was a pretty normal student; I just followed most of my friends.
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I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967.
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people.
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Music is not just a part of my everday life, I'm surrounded by it every minute.
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This medal goes to show that you don't always have to have the best facilities, the best organisation, the best of everything to achieve.
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I ought not to speak about the dead because the dead are all over the place.
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Too often, animal-rights supporters seem to care about animals to the exclusion of people.
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On some days in prison you might just need to get out of there, but on some days - not all days, but some - you might be able to see the sky and see the blue in it.
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Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
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I am never more or less motivated for a fight - it's always the same.
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Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing.
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I write mostly in my office in the shed outside at home, but it can get very cold. I write best on the train, among people. As a writer you spend so much time away from people.
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The civil-rights movement was completely impossible to achieve. But look at what ordinary people were able to do because they were willing to sacrifice their lives to stay with it. They didn't expect a political process to respond to them. They made the political process respond to them. To say "It's so bad I won't bother" is to give up on your children and give up on your future.
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If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.
