"If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works."

-- Jamie Zawinski

#Giving Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Toys Quotes

“Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking on, finds its own.”

Source : "Caxtoniana: Hints on Mental Culture" by Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, 1862.
“As custodians of the planet it is our responsibility to deal with all species with kindness, love, and compassion. That these animals suffer through human cruelty is beyond understanding. Please help to stop this madness.”
“Many people become self-conscious when they communicate. Whether it's writing or speaking, they are consumed by anxiety. Self-consciousness is an impediment to what is required to serve an audience effectively. One's goal must be to achieve audience consciousness. To put oneself in their place, to recognize that the value of any communication arises from how it is received by them, not by what it means to the author. Rather than learning a multiplicity of rules for speaking, for example, I would suggest that a focus on serving one's audience will simplify and clarify everything.”
“There is always something left to love.”
“Technology grows and so does loneliness.”
“I never aspired to be a television producer and a movie director, and I'm shocked that this idea is still going on.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I got into playing the jazz. I played jazz for a good while. I did the popular stuff first. You got the "Twelfth Street Rag" and those kinds of things. Then I got to hanging around with a bunch of guys starting to playing jazz. We'd go from one place to the other and take our instruments, just perform for free.”
“I never meant to be a sexual object for anyone but my husband. I never thought a picture of my body would be tacked up in men's bathrooms. I hate men looking at me and thinking what they think. And I know what they think. They write and tell me.”

Source : "Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman Costume Is Still Badass" by Dana Oliver, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 24, 2013.

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