Edsger Dijkstra Quotes
It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration.
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What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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It wouldn't be fair to drag a child round the world, touring.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
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I know having a Jason Bourne all alone in a field firing at bad guys is much more dramatic, but it's not real.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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The formula for achieving middle-class success is simple: Finish high school; don't have a child before the age of 20; and get married before having the child.
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It's so important to get your skin to look even, whether it's with a MAC Cosmetics glow, a Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer, or even just a solid foundation. Start off with a good prep and a good primer.
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The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media.
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Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was talks of jihad and of resisting the American occupiers, and slowly this turned into an organized movement.
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I would like every Jew to be as comfortable in his skin as I am in mine.
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Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
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If I'm not interested in a woman, I'm straight-forward. Right after sex, I usually say, 'I can't do this anymore. Thanks for coming over!'
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I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.
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In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.
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That was my fault. Basically it was just good defense and I made a bad play.
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I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.
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We also provide a lot of services with our consulting group that allow people to take maximum advantage of the Net economy. Those all seem to resonate with customers and are providing a good strong base going forward.
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It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration.
