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I'll pat myself on the back and admit I have talent. Beyond that, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#back #beyond #happened #i #just

Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#cole porter #had #porter #reputation #worldwide

A molecular manufacturing technology will let us build molecular surgical tools, and those tools will, for the first time, let us directly address the problems at the very root level. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#build #directly #first #first time #let us

As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will come out ahead, although there will be particular companies that will not be able to cope with a new environment. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

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If you look at the various strategies available for dealing with a new technology, sticking your head in the sand is not the most plausible strategy. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

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At one time I smoked, but in 1959 I couldn't think of anything else to give up for Lent so I stopped-and I haven't had a cigarette since. ↗

— Ethel Merman

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At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first. ↗

— Ethel Merman

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I don't like to read. The only things I read are gossip columns. If someone gives me a book, it had better have lots of pictures. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#book #columns #gives #gossip #had

I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time. ↗