"Any tool should be useful in the expected way, but a truly great tool lends itself to uses you never expected."

--

Source : Eric S. Raymond (2001). “The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary”, p.44, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Eric S. Raymond

#Way Quotes #Tools Quotes #Use Quotes

“As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better.”
“Even a few moments of offering lovingkindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.”
“Without war no State could be. All those we know of arose through war, and the protection of their members by armed force remains their primary and essential task. War, therefore, will endure to the end of history, as long as there is a multiplicity of states.”

Source : Heinrich von Treitschke (1916). “Politics”
“Yes, of course. But ... how?" Kat felt her crew around her: Hamish's arm hung around Simon's shoulders; Gabrielle's delicate hands draped through the arms of Angus and Nick. Kat's own hand found Hale's, then, fingers interlacing, palms pressing together so tightly that Kat knew nothing could come between them. Nothing. She looked at him. No one. "It's easy," Kat said, "when you don't have to do it alone.”
“Whenever you are ready, or if you never are, my heart is yours....”
“I almost never slept deeply anymore--as soon as she said my name, I always sat up immediately, no matter how tired I was.”

Source : Cynthia Kadohata (2008). “Kira-Kira”, p.181, Simon and Schuster
“A billion saved is a billion earned.”
“No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.”

Source : Karl Popper (2012). “The Open Society and its Enemies”, p.503, Routledge

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