"Copying is about reverse-engineering."

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Austin Kleon

#Engineering Quotes #Copying Quotes #Reverse Quotes

“With a metric you can really go to town, otherwise it is just abstract nonsense.”
“There wasn't a second that passed when you weren't on my mind. You own me, Eva. Wherever I am, whatever I'm doing, I belong to you.”
“Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.”
“Do not neglect to bring your revolver, Russell. It may be needed, and it does us no good in your drawer with that disgusting cheese." "My lovely Stilton; it's almost ripe, too. I do hope Mr. Thomas enjoys it." "Any riper and it will eat through the woodwork and drop into the room below." "You envy me my educated tastes." "That I will not honour with a response. Get out the door, Russell.”
“I just had a baby. I'm not going to work unless it's something really special and meaningful, because I can't imagine missing all that time with my daughter.”
“When the bottom falls out and disappointments come, you will learn what you believe, what you love, and what you treasure.”
“Powerful dictatorships that make their leaders powerful need to stage wars to get ordinary people to march in lockstep like mindless Nazi robots. That is the road to Greatness.”
“I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy.”

Source : "Mozart of film music" by Adam Sweeting, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2001.

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