Dennis Ritchie Quotes

One of the obvious things that went wrong with Multics as a commercial success was just that it was sort of over-engineered in a sense. There was just too much in it.

Dennis Ritchie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

SuccessWrongToo MuchThingsSense

I'm obsessed with TV. How wrong our parents were when they said we should only watch an hour a day. Stop wasting your time reading books.

Jimmy Carr

TimeDayParentsReadingWrongStop

If I could still play, I would be trying. It's been 15 years.

Joe Montana

TryingPlayYearsIf I CouldBeen

It might be a lot easier to take risks if you're part of a group who will look out for one another.

Andrew Yang

RisksYouLookGroupWillOut

I think the human race made a big mistake at the beginning of the industrial revolution, we leaped for the mechanical things, people need the use of their hands to feel creative.

Andre Norton

BeginningCreativeMistakePeople

Wherever the career wasn't going the way I wanted it to, I would experience those disappointments, and I would put them somewhere where I could say, 'Come on now, you're still working. Keep your focus where it belongs.'

Ann Dowd

ExperienceFocusYouCareerSayWay

People gave me such a bad time about wanting a baby. I didn't want a baby, and I still don't. I wanted a dog.

Ann Patchett

DogTimePeopleMeBabyBad

The American obsession with 'Downton' amuses me slightly because it's such a fiction. I've always been questioned about my historical veracity, and 'Downton' just flies past, when it's completely made up.

Michael Hirst

PastMeAmericanAlwaysHistorical

Amy Rapp, my producing partner, and I are drawn to character-driven material. We're developing and producing movies and TV, fiction and non-fiction, studio and independent, broadcast and cable, theatre, and web so our slate is really diverse.

Meredith Vieira

TheatrePartnerMoviesIndependent

I'm interested in psychology and how your surroundings can influence your character, and because of that, I think I try and take the very best from a situation, good or bad, and constantly work on myself.

Mia Goth

WorkGoodCharacterMyselfBestBad

I like the extras in life. Concentrating on serious things doesn't mean you can't also enjoy the lighter ones.

Stephen Hough

LifeEnjoyYouSeriousMeanThings

'Under My Skin' was the first CD I ever owned.

Soccer Mommy

SkinFirstEverCDOwned

The real issues I don't think most people touch. The Clinton jokes are all about Monica Lewinsky and all that stuff and not about the important things, like the fact that he wouldn't ban landmines.

Tom Lehrer

PeopleThinkImportantTouchJokes

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Dennis Ritchie