"Java and C++ make you think that the new ideas are like the old ones. Java is the most distressing thing to hit computing since MS-DOS."

-- Alan Kay

#Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Make You Think Quotes

“I have long been convinced that the Christian Eucharist is but a continuation of the Eleusinian mysteries. St Paul, in using the word teleiois, almost confirms this.”

Source : Letter to Henry Stephens Randall, May 23, 1857.
“I'm hopefully touring with Colin Baker next year in Perfect Strangers. I have performed with Sylvia Simms in poetry and music evenings. I would love to do those for the rest of my career - they are so fun and witty.”
“I had to learn to be honest with myself. I had to recognize my pain threshold. When I hit the floor, I have to realize it's not as if I broke a bone. Pushing yourself over the barrier is a habit. I know I can do it and try something else crazy. If you want to win the war, you've got to pay the price.”
“food is never just something to eat.”

Source : Margaret Visser (2010). “Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Mea”, p.12, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“My body is in accord with my mind, my mind with my energies, my energies with my spirit, my spirit with Nothing.”
“For the first time in human history, society has the capacity, the knowledge and the resources to eradicate poverty”
“Steady, patient, persevering thinking will generally surmount every obstacle in search of truth.”

Source : Nathanael Emmons (1842). “Works: With a Memoir of His Life”, p.22
“My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.”

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