Eric S. Raymond Quotes

People who study primate societies make a distinction between two kinds of cultural interactions, agonic and hedonic. In agonic societies, you gain status by asserting dominance over others. In hedonic societies, you gain status by drawing attention to yourself. Open source is a hedonic culture.

Eric S. Raymond

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 4, 1957

Topics

CultureYourselfPeopleDrawingYou

I spent almost two years trying to get my father elected president.

Meghan McCain

FatherTryingPresidentTwoYears

One of the very first serious books I read when I was growing up was 'Atlas Shrugged.'

Mike Pompeo

Growing UpSeriousGrowingFirstUp

Our philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational process and a factor for promoting peace, friendship, cooperation and understanding among peoples.

Juan Antonio Samaranch

FriendshipPeaceUnderstandingBelief

'Broadway Bound' is near and dear to my heart, as it was one of my happiest times on Broadway.

Jason Alexander

HeartBroadwayHappiestDearBound

If I'm not capable of doing it, I won't do it. But you're going to get 120 percent of me every time I'm on the field.

Jason Pierre-Paul

TimeMeDoingYouCapableGoing

The inequalities are greater now than in '92. Some states have equalized per-pupil spending but they set the 'equal level' very low, so that wealthy districts simply raise extra money privately.

Jonathan Kozol

MoneyNowEqualLowLevelGreater

Guys want a 500 horsepower car. I'd rather have one horsepower - in a horse. That's macho. You go to pick up your date and you show up on a horse.

Bryan Callen

CarHorseYouGoWantUp

I can't sit still for 10 minutes.

Scott Caan

SitStillMinutes

Creatively, I'm not one to advocate people knowing every little nuance about you sometimes.

Thundercat

PeopleYouSometimesKnowingLittle

I'm not jealous of anybody, because I'm going to live my life the way I want to live it. I'm not going to be like, 'Oh my God they have this, I want that.'

Ryan Lochte

LifeLiveGodJealousMy LifeWant

A woman at the Limited once asked me, 'Why do you work?' She said, 'You made a lot of money as a young man, so why are you still working?' I had never thought about it before. Forced to consider it, I told her, 'You know why? Because I think that if you stop to smell the roses, you'll get hit by a truck.'

Les Wexner

WorkMoneyWomanManMeTruck

Switching over to a hybrid car is one of those right things, but, unfairly or not, it still has a reputation among car enthusiasts as something you have to pedal really fast when you're on the ramp merging into traffic on the 401.

Linwood Barclay

CarReputationYouFastTraffic

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