Linus Torvalds Quotes
I'd like to say that I knew this would happen, that it's all part of the plan for world domination.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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L.A. makes you feel ugly.
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It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way.
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Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.
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I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor cast me as a tree, and I was disgusted. I was sure I had more to offer than that. It was like, 'OK, if you want me to be set dressing, fine, I'll take it on the chin but I'll show you - I'm going to be a big actor some day.'
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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I'm a runner first before anything else.
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The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
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I had a lot of fun with my costume designer.
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I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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For me, doing an interview with someone is like having therapy.
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If you're a real hip-hop fan and a real street music fan, and you just love good music, you're gonna play it from top to bottom, and you're gonna get the concept, you're gonna get the story of my life, you're gonna be entertained, you're gonna dance you're gonna feel emotion, you're gonna get the truth, whether you like it or hate it.
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You either get the point of Africa or you don't. What draws me back year after year is that it's like seeing the world with the lid off.
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I do find some of the meanest, most exclusionary people are the nerds. And they rebel against other nerds! What are you doing? As much as I love nerds and the nerd movement, the nerd-on-nerd violence is really bad. A lot of times, nerds are the meanest ones online. And also, the trolling can be very extensive because they're smart.
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I am somebody who never came close to a physical altercation, because I was too scared of even getting near one - I'd probably just start crying.
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I'd like to say that I knew this would happen, that it's all part of the plan for world domination.
