Ken Thompson Quotes

One of my most productive days was throwing away 1,000 lines of code.

Ken Thompson

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DaysLinesAwayProductiveCode

The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.

John Lasseter

GoodAloneGreatServiceStoryLook

Many entrepreneurs do not realize that many of the problems their businesses face today began yesterday, long before there was a business.

Robert Kiyosaki

BusinessTodayProblemsFaceLong

I don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor.

Matthew Macfadyen

CharacterRomanticFeelActorMore

I think there's a time in your life where you don't feel like you fit in. I think everyone has that when you're a teenager, especially, and especially in the society we live in.

Matthew Vaughn

LifeLiveTimeTeenSocietyThink

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

Sparky Anderson

SuccessGoodSimpleBaseballMind

For as long as I wanted to swim, I also wanted to do something on TV. My best friend in high school, we used to pretend like we had a TV show, and we had this dream of being the next 'Kate & Allie.' Having that kind of a shtick.

Summer Sanders

FriendBestSchoolBest FriendLong

I'm not a big fan of trying to be a sex symbol or any of that stuff because I really like the music to speak for itself.

Skylar Grey

MusicSpeakTryingSexBigStuff

I touched an Oscar once. Friend of mine has one, for writing. As soon as I touched it, he said, Now you'll never win one.

Rob Corddry

FriendWritingWinYouSaidNever

I always have dashi in my refrigerator - it's the almighty Japanese ingredient.

Masaharu Morimoto

AlwaysJapaneseRefrigeratorAlmighty

I'm a big supporter of our United States military.

Michael McCaul

MilitaryBigUnitedUnited States

I've been in a competitive situation almost all my life. I've been having a competition with myself and trying to be the best I could be.

Judith Jamison

LifeMyselfBestCompetitionMy Life

In community work, you reach some people, but in writing, I can reach many more people, not only in exploring issues of domestic violence, but also by showing the importance of strong women in communities.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

WorkWomenCommunityPeopleWriting

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