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Eventually I lost interest in trying to control my life, to make things happen in a way that I thought I wanted them to be.… — Shakti Gawain
One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are. — Miguel de Cervantes
On the whole, it is patience which makes the final difference between those who succeed or fail in all things. All the greatest people have… — John Ruskin
I cannot spare the luxury of believing that all things beautiful are what they seem. — Fitz-Greene Halleck
I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes. — Billy Joel
A theory is the more impressive the greater is the simplicity of its premises, the more different are the kinds of things it relates and… — Albert Einstein
Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things. — Chaim Potok
I like when my man is worldly, know the finer things in life, is well traveled, and educated. It's important to me that he's able… — Kiana Tom
Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action. — Midge Decter
It is very easy to accuse a government of imperfection, for all mortal things are full of it. — Michel de Montaigne
If there is a regulation that says you have to do something-whether it be putting in seat belts, catalytic converters, clean air for coal plants,… — Steven Chu
We only do well the things we like doing. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Heinrich Heine
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done. — David Lloyd George
It used to be expensive to make things public and cheap to make them private. Now it's expensive to make things private and cheap to… — Clay Shirky
History has taught us: never underestimate the amount of money, time, and effort someone will expend to thwart a security system. It's always better to… — Bruce Schneier
Humans do not engage in activities that are meaningless. If you think you see people doing things you find meaningless, look again and try to… — Henry Jenkins
Early on, when software was developed by computer scientists, just people working with computers, people passed around software because that was how you got computers… — Tim O'Reilly
For a long time it puzzled me how something so expensive, so leading edge, could be so useless. And then it occurred to me that… — Bill Bryson
From the time I was 7, when I purchased my first calculator, I was fascinated by the idea of a machine that could compute things. — Michael Dell
I like my job because it involves learning. I like being around smart people who are trying to figure out new things. I like the… — Bill Gates
I'm struck by the insidious, computer-driven tendency to take things out of the domain of muscular activity and put them into the domain of mental… — Brian Eno
Part of our brand is that we're pretty understated in what we do. If you look at other technology companies, they might preannounce things, and… — Larry Page
Software companies should take more responsibility for security holes, especially in browsers and e-mail clients. There are some straightforward things the industry should be doing… — Tim Berners-Lee

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