"I couldn't resist the temptation to put in a null reference, simply because it was so easy to implement. This has led to innumerable errors, vulnerabilities, and system crashes, which have probably caused a billion dollars of pain and damage in the last forty years."

-- Tony Hoare

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“What is South Africaâ€™s sound? What are they supposed to bring that ignites the rest of the body of Christ around the globe?”
“Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world.”
“I am now reading Cooper's Naval History which I find very interesting.”

Source : John Davis Long (1956). “Journal”
“Trying to impress my mother with words was one of my favourite pursuits.”
“For years they have been using the role of 'sex object' as a cover while they spied out the land.”
“Play for the name on the front of the shirt, and they will remember the name on the back”
“After the game, I'm a completely different person. I drink some beers with friends and try to get my mind completely off football.”
“To stop challenging someone from using anti-gay language simply because they persist in using anti-gay language strikes me as a defeatist approach.”

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