"As a means of subsidizing lawyers the present nuclear regulation system is well designed - but is there not perhaps a cheaper way of rewarding legal diligence? It would probably be cheaper to give each law school graduate a guaranteed salary of $50,000 a year on the condition that he (or she) not practice law."

-- Jerry Pournelle

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“Iraq is not going to starve to death because of the absence of assistance from Arab countries.”
“Have the courage to follow your passion - and if you don't know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.”
“I'm not writing novels, the screenplays are my novels, so I'm gonna write it the best that I can. If the movie never gets made, it'd almost be okay because I did it. It's there on the page.”
“We can't exactly figure out why, but our customers have no fears of using their checking account, while credit cards are still a problem. I'm assuming checks have been around longer, and are more trusted, while credit cards have a sort of stigma attached to them.”
“What do you think? I'm not a starfish or a pepper tree. I'm a living, breathing human being. Of course I've been in love.”
“Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.”
“I'm just a wimpy baby. We almost called the band Forever Teens because I feel like we're all kind of permanently youthful.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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