“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
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“Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.”
― Time Enough for Love
― Time Enough for Love
“There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion.”
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“Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.”
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“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
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