Ellen Ullman Quotes

Productivity has always been the justification for the prepackaging of programming knowledge. But it is worth asking about the sort of productivity gains that come from the simplifications of click-and-drag.

Ellen Ullman

Recitation: by Male by Female

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I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.

Jil Sander

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Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band.

Jerry Cantrell

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Publishing in a way doesn't have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn't have a lot to do with publishing.

Jennifer Gilmore

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Acting really suited me because I could connect as an actor to emotion.

Mia Wasikowska

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Learning about and from your customers isn't always easy and requires a commitment to continual observation.

John Rampton

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If George W. Bush is elected president, I'm leaving for France.

Robert Altman

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To handle that stardom, the red carpets, the photo shoots, people all of a sudden recognizing you and following you in everyday life, it's a bit weird. It's strange, and it can have funny effects on you in terms of do you like it or don't you like it. Some people run away from it, some people embrace it; I found a good middle ground.

Roger Federer

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Computers have become more friendly, understandable, and lots of years and thought have been put into developing software to convince people that they want and need a computer.

Roberta Williams

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I want people to know me for my singing. I've never been searching for a label of being a fashion plate or a top model. That's a thing that's very short-lived, and it's dealing with a superficial level of this which doesn't really appeal to me.

Joyce DiDonato

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I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me.

Joseph Barbera

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Russians aren't perfect. Their politics are messed up, and they keep going through self-defeating economic cycles. But I have a lot of respect for Russia, and a lot of love for Russians.

Chris Hadfield

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I feel humiliated that I live in a country that demands more already. Why do we cling to the notion that not only must we maintain the current level of consumption, but that it must continue to grow by an exponential factor of 2 to 7 percent every year?

David Suzuki

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