"The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software patents affect everyone writing software today."

-- Miguel de Icaza

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“It's funny. When I saw the script in my inbox and it said 'Sparkle,' I thought, 'For real? It's really called 'Sparkle?'' I was wondering, too, how does 'Jordin Sparks as Sparkle' sound?”
“A flatterer is a friend who is your inferior, or pretends to be so.”
“The businessman is only tolerable so long as his gains can be held to bear some relation to what, roughly and in some sense, his activities have contributed to society.”
“I always think I'm terrible. So it's always a relief when I find out that I wasn't. I've had roles where I realized that I was in way over my head - and that is my biggest fear.”

Source : The Hollywood Reporter’s Actress Roundtable, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 17, 2012.
“Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.”
“What is normal? Normal is only ordinary; mediocre. Life belongs to the rare, exceptional individual who dares to be different.”
“Sometimes we forget to be grateful until we survive a trauma. For example, after having the flu when you ache all over, throw up for hours, and have little people pounding in your head with hammers, it is sheer bliss just to eat a piece of toast, walk outside without getting dizzy, and breathe fresh air. Part of the journey toward joy involves not waiting around for trouble, but being continuously aware of our blessings.”
“Clouds on clouds, in volumes driven, curtain round the vault of heaven.”

Source : Thomas Love Peacock (1818). “Rhododaphne: Or, The Thessalian Spell: A Poem”, p.119

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