Linus Torvalds Quotes
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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.
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You can imagine me as a kid growing up in redneck Texas with ballet shoes, tucking the violin under my arm. I had to fight my way up.
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Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
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There have been periods of my life when I was heavier, like right after high school I definitely gained that freshman 15. It was tough to lose. Ever since then, I know that I can gain weight, so I try to be careful.
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Singing in Yiddish was a great thrill for me and came about through Joe Papp, the founder of The Public Theater.
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The truth is that the history of Mexico is a history in the image of its geography: abrupt and tortuous. Each historical period is like a plateau surrounded by tall mountains and separated from the other plateaus by precipices and divides.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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I go on a good many adventure-type trips. Whenever I go on one, it's always potentially going to be the setting for one of my books. I pay more attention to certain aspects than some other people might. Sometimes I use them, sometimes I don't. Most of the books I write are based on experiences I've had to some extent.
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Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do anything. You feel: please take my novel.
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'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll.
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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.
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I feel like you just need to keep writing until the writing itself just begins to take shape.
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We had a lot of difficulty in getting the French to accept the pyramid. They thought we were trying to import a piece of Egypt until I pointed out that their obelisk was also from Egypt and the Place des Pyramides is around the corner. Then they accepted it. The pyramid at the Louvre, though, is just the tip.
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Art is subject to arbitrary fashion.
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I feel very much satisfied to play in Baltimore.
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I know in this time of great technological advancement, the idea of reading a book seems almost anachronistic, but I think it's worth preserving.
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The IronClad is faster than most thumb drives but far slower than a standard hard drive. Boot up, application launch and other Windows operations feel sluggish, though still usable.
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Being a funny person does an awful lot of things to you. You feel that you mustn't get serious with people. They don't expect it from you, and they don't want to see it. You're not entitled to be serious, you're a clown.
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I've always believed human blood is red because it really needs to draw attention to itself.
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Jeremih has been my favorite artist to collab with.
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Probably most dying patients, even when suffering greatly, would choose to live as long as possible. That courage and grace should be protected and honored, and we should put every effort into treating their symptoms.
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But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.
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I'm not going to normally get hired to play those emotional things, and I'm capable of it. I was raised by a single mother in Iowa - I'm just trapped in a big, dumb body.
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I have an ego the size of a small planet, but I'm not _always_ right ....
