"You probably don't have much of a choice."

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Source : Charles Petzold (1996). “Programming Windows 95”

Charles Petzold

#Choices Quotes

“Early on in my career, when I was working at an advertising agency, I went to a very senior-level meeting and I distinctly remember the inside of the boardroom: every single seat was occupied by a man. In that moment, I made a private promise to myself that I would do everything in my power to bring more diversity to these rooms where leaders gathered and decisions were made. As my career unfolded and I worked on a wide range of clients and gained experience across lots of different industries, the businesses I enjoyed the most where those that focused on women.”
“Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.”
“Bleed me of art, and there won't be enough liquid left in me to spit! [Michelangelo Buonorotti]”
“I would defend the liberty of consenting adult creationists to practice whatever intellectual perversions they like in the privacy of their own homes; but it is also necessary to protect the young and innocent.”
“L.A. has a lot of tackiness to it, but at the same time, in that funny kind of fantasy pretentiousness, it's unpretentious because it's all here. It's what you make of it. It's a land of opportunity in a lot of ways. It's a great for an immigrant because it is what you make of it, and especially artists as workers in this culture, it offers so much, in terms of variety, of diversity. For years, the alleys of Los Angeles were my art store.”
“I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid.”
“When you're dealing with Hollywood people, it creates a tight, tense atmosphere through the whole thing. And I don't like to work in that kind of atmosphere. I like to make my movies in a kind of relaxed atmosphere.”
“I'm a radio nerd. I've loved radio since I was a kid. I'm a huge Howard Stern fan.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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