"Canada was built on dead beavers."

-- Margaret Atwood

#Canada Quotes #Beavers Quotes

“I really love things with melody.”
“The last time the Cubs won the World Series was 1908. The last time they were in one was 1945. Hey, any team can have a bad century.”
“Life is like an elevator, a lot of ups and downs. People pushing your buttons and getting jerked around.”
“Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.”
“Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them.”
“Caches aren't architecture, they're just optimization.”
“Assume the worst. About everybody. But don't let this poisoned outlook affect your job performance. Let it all roll off your back. Ignore it. Be amused by what you see and suspect. Just because someone you work with is a miserable, treacherous, self-serving, capricious and corrupt ***** shouldn't prevent you from enjoying their company, working with them or finding them entertaining.”
“A friend suggested that I get a job at a children's book store so I could meet kids and read books, and that turned out to be the single best bit of advice I've ever gotten.”

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