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.
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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.
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I love to push myself.
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I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'
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I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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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.
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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.
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Our publicist at Warner Brothers is a young guy who has worked so hard for seven years with us and when we saw him backstage he broke down and cried. He couldn't believe it happened. It was seeing him so overcome when we realised how much it really meant.
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Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.
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The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.
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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.
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As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
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The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to come from somewhere else to realize how valuable it is.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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In theatre, there's no time for a proper meal.
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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.
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If you look at the movie 'Belly,' I identify with Sincere the most. I am a gangster. I love my lady to death. I'm not in the game for the wrong reasons. I'm not in the game for the glory. I'm in the game to survive so the people that I love could be straight. I'm a highly intelligent individual.
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I think there are a lot of companies that are staying private longer. Much more of their growth is happening while they are on the private side. So their valuations are hitting $1 billion while they are still private more often.
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I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12 and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life but also my work as well.
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I've always been pretty serious and introspective.
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Living together is an art.
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There's going to be no serious problem after this.
