"The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent."

-- Sydney Brenner

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“I know the rewards of focusing on innovation and outcomes as opposed to hours. I've been fortunate to work with brilliant entrepreneurs who didn't have years of experience, and yet they changed the world.”

Source : "Meritocracy: Overcoming the Fear Factor" by Maynard Webb, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 24, 2010.
“Champions are propelled by desire, not compelled by fear”
“You must have the music to justify an instrument's extensive use.”
“"What is the most beautiful word in the language?" The elderly lawyer quickly replied: "Home."”
“And, you know, I think the original recording of Ravel's Bolero, probably whoever played percussion on that, will never have It played better than that.”
“People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them.”
“The change we need is fixing this broken economy from the bottom up.. not tax breaks for the wealthy and huge corporations that ship U.S. jobs overseas. We need to focus on defeating al Qaeda and the Taliban and restoring America's standing in the world.. not an unending commitment in Iraq.”
“Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar. Art consists of the persistence of memory.”

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