Linus Torvalds Quotes
So the whole 'We have a list and we're not telling you' should tell you something. Don't you think that if Microsoft actually had some really foolproof patent, they'd just tell us and go, 'nyaah, nyaah, nyaah!'?
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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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It's really hard for me, every day, to confront my writing. It never gets easier over time.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.
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If the lyrics are something new, then maybe I want to give it a more traditional form, or the other way around, but not have all one or the other.
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With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive.
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I've always kind of been an in-the-moment kind of person. I don't think that far in advance or have any idea what's around the next corner.
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Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.
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Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren't. I don't know if its the way you say it, or how you look.
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Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out.
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I liked the people at Brown, while I really disliked most of the fellow students I had met at Northwestern.
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I will never be a fan of any kind of political correctness: I think it's instant death to creativity.
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The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.
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I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?'
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I have this ratio that if you divide age of entrepreneur by market cap of company. For Facebook it's one. Every year of his life Zuckerberg has been making $1 billion for investors.
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The first two projects I did out of my dorm room were mock film soundtracks.
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Governor Palin leans far closer to 'spokesperson' than representative of the people.
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I still get butterflies when I'm doing a runway show. The music starts, you're wearing these gorgeous clothes and your nervous about your high heels, if your shoes are going to break, if your going to slip or do something wrong.
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I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.
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I soon found law school an unmitigated bore.
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I love TV, don't get me wrong. But with film, you're just banging out this one product and you're not waiting on another script. You have your script. It's great, in that way.
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In an ugly and unhappy world the richest man can purchase nothing but ugliness and unhappiness.
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So the whole 'We have a list and we're not telling you' should tell you something. Don't you think that if Microsoft actually had some really foolproof patent, they'd just tell us and go, 'nyaah, nyaah, nyaah!'?
