"Sometimes I apologize. It started that way and we never did change it."

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Source : "Douglas Engelbart Dies At 88, Invented Computer Mouse". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne, Laura Sydell, www.npr.org. July 4, 2013.

Douglas Engelbart

#Way Quotes #Apologizing Quotes #Sometimes Quotes

“Every President I think I've ever known, except Truman, has thought they didn't quite get done what they wanted done. And toward the end of their Administrations, they were disappointed and wished they had done some things differently.”
“After all, it is not where one washes one's neck that counts but where one moistens one's throat.”
“On one hand, prostitutes don't struggle because it's simply their life. In Mexico and elsewhere, once they get out of these places [brothels] they have a pretty square life. In Bangladesh it's different because they live in the brothel, it's sort of a prison, but still there are two sides. When they think of their religion and their upbringing, they can be very moralistic. They're moralistic about giving blow jobs. On the other hand, they have an everyday life where there's no room for shame.”
“I had a very happy childhood.”
“Can you be happy with the movies, and the ads, and the clothes in the stores, and the doctors, and the eyes as you walk down the street all telling you there is something wrong with you? No. You cannot be happy. Because, you poor darling baby, you believe them.”

Source : FaceBook post by Katherine Dunn from Jul 23, 2015
“I think that emotional content is an image's most important element, regardless of the photographic technique. Much of the work I see these days lacks the emotional impact to draw a reaction from viewers, or remain in their hearts.”
“We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.”

Source : Adriana Trigiani (2010). “Viola in Reel Life”, p.121, Simon and Schuster
“What I actually wanted to do with my life is make a difference to the world. That led me into science very quickly.”

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