Ken Thompson Quotes
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It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What is language? Where does it come from, how does it work, what does it do?
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I think I've written about family and things in 'Taipei' which could be considered Asian culture.
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The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.
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I love my brother. I miss my brother.
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Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
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I have been playing acoustic music for a very long time, and it's something that I am very comfortable doing, so if I made a record, it would probably be a mixture of that and some other things that I'm interested in.
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We never thought it would be something everyone would listen to. We never thought people who listen to Britney Spears would run to listen to it. It was intended for people on the fanatical side of production and hi-fi.
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I doubt that the imagination can be suppressed. If you truly eradicated it in a child, he would grow up to be an eggplant.
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The idea that I have to be on the same side of the fence as Dan Quayle is cruelly depressing to me, but the truth is, I believe in family values.
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Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith.
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I'm always just surprised when someone writes something about me.
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None of these challenges can be solved quickly or easily. But all of them demand that we listen to one another and work together; that we focus on our common interests, not on occasional differences; and that we reaffirm our shared values, which are stronger than any force that could drive us apart. That is the work that we must carry on.
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I have to thank Eddie Murphy, 'cause after I saw him do the Klumps in Nutty Professor II, I said, 'I'm going to try my hand at a female character.' It was the brilliance of Eddie Murphy. I need to write him a check. Say thank you
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She Mary I married Philip King of Spain, who in her sister's reign, was famous for building Armadas.
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My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.
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I think HBO seems to have an extraordinary clever knack of catching the pulse of its audience. It really, really knows its audience.
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I'll never give up my Dior mascara.
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You cannot be responsible for salvation until first you've been responsible for sin.
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I find writing very difficult. It's hard and it hurts sometimes, and it's scary because of the fear of failure and the very unpleasant feeling that you may have reached the limit of your abilities.
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I may have hurt some people along the way, but I would like to be seen as somebody who has done his best to do the right thing for any situation and not compromised.
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Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
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There is no place in the world like Australia. Not even its beautiful neighbor New Zealand.
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Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for duty. As it happened, a wire reached me a day later calling me to the colors.
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We have persistant objects, they're called files.
