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I was eventually persuaded of the need to design programming notations so as to maximize the number of errors which cannot be made, or if… — Tony Hoare
It is said that insincere apologies can be detected while heart-felt apologies melt away all grievances, anger and hatred. Felt with all my heart I'm… — John Walter Bratton
Chastity is curable, if detected early. — Woody Allen
There are mythologies that are scattered, broken up, all around us. We stand on what I call the terminal moraine of shattered mythic systems that… — Joseph Campbell
MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders. — Ambrose Bierce
But, perhaps, the flatterer is not often detected; for an honest mind is not apt to suspect, and no one exerts the power of discernment… — Samuel Johnson
There is a field where all wonderful perfections of microscope and telescope fail, all exquisite niceties of weights and measures, as well as that which… — Edith Hamilton
The sweetest fragrance, the most beautiful aroma that God has ever detected emanating from this planet, was the aroma of the perfect sacrifice of Jesus… — R C Sproul
That ere long, now that curiosity has been so much excited on this subject, some human remains will be detected in the older alluvium of… — Charles Lyell
PALM, n. A species of tree . . . of which the familiar "itching palm" ("Palma hominis") is most widely distributed . . . .… — Ambrose Bierce
He was sure that he was not the cause of the abrupt silence. His passage through the canyon had not previously disturbed either birds or… — Dean Koontz
Early diagnosis is so important because the earlier a mental illness can be detected, diagnosed and treatment can begin, the better off that person can… — Rosalynn Carter
It is not always easy to diagnose. The simplest form of stupidity - the mumbling, nose-picking, stolid incomprehension - can be detected by anyone. But… — Robertson Davies
I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my character, but such as it is it shines upon my… — Giacomo Casanova
Everyone detected with AIDS should be tattooed in the upper forearm, to protect common needle users, and on the buttock, to prevent the victimization of… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
During my 30 years on Wall Street, taxes on 'unearned income' have bounced up and down with regularity, and I've never detected any change in… — Steven Rattner
No facts, however indubitably detected, no effort of reason, however magnificently maintained, can prove that Bach's music is beautiful. — Edith Hamilton
Small bodies, about half a micron in diameter, and later referred to under the name of 'mitochondria' were detected under the light microscope as early… — Albert Claude
The influence of electricity in producing decompositions, although of inestimable value as an instrument of discovery in chemical inquiries, can hardly be said to have… — Charles Babbage
We know well that mistakes are more easily detected in the works of others than in one's own. — Leonardo da Vinci
Villainy, when detected, never gives up, but boldly adds impudence to imposture. — Oliver Goldsmith
It's worth remembering that all technology leaves a footprint. For example, our own technology is leaving a footprint in terms of global warming, which could… — Paul Davies
Breast cancer is being detected at an earlier, more treatable stage these days, largely because women are taking more preventive measures, like self-exams and regular… — Elizabeth Hurley
The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is… — Henry David Thoreau
Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected. — Oscar Wilde

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