Ken Thompson Quotes
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On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
Ramez Naam -
A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed.
Talcott Parsons -
I love to push myself.
Canelo Alvarez -
I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'
Karen Robards -
I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
Sam Rockwell -
I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
Larry Bird
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I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.
Gary Cherone Van Halen -
My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me.
Kate Voegele -
Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.
Karen Allen -
It's fun to just get out there and have a nice conversation when I'm running. To be honest, when I do longer runs, the trail that I like to run up in Malibu has mountain lions, so I always feel I want to run with someone else.
Flea Red Hot Chili Peppers -
As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
Carlos Ghosn -
In theatre, there's no time for a proper meal.
Tamsin Greig
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Most people would identify with the fact that we tend to be defined by the struggles we came through than by the successes. And certainly for me that's true.
Wendy Davis -
Governments must ensure that the power of blogs is cultivated and implemented in collaborative ways, with a view to preserve peace and human dignity.
Nayef Al-Rodhan -
If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to 'Firefly', make it on my own, and distribute it on the Internet.
Nathan Fillion -
Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage.
Laura Schlessinger -
I was in college when tens of thousands of people marched on Washington for the first Earth Day. Raw sewage floated in rivers and clouds of smog hung over cities. But then something amazing happened. People spoke out. Thousands of students, workers, and ordinary citizens used their voices to say, 'This has to change.'
Frances Beinecke -
If I look confused it is because I am thinking.
Samuel Goldwyn
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Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration.
Barbara Smith -
I don't like irony and sarcasm very much. But I do like it when you think someone is telling you a joke, and then you discover it's serious.
Jens Lekman -
You cannot be serious!
John McEnroe -
(James) Anderson has a gift from the gods: he could swing an orange.
Geoffrey Boycott -
The American dream tells you that you'll have success if you work hard enough, and we have some concerns about that fallacy. Hopefully, the characters in our films learn to redefine success.
Valerie Faris -
There's going to be no serious problem after this.
Ken Thompson