#arc

It is difficult to describe in short the enthusiasm and devotion provoked by and given to my research. We lived almost in poverty. I used pencils, two for a nickel, and could not buy a fountain pen, when I lost mine. ↗

— Immanuel Velikovsky

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Literally from the moment I came in the door of MIT, it was very clear that a highly productive 40-year partnership between U.S. research universities and the federal government was badly eroding. ↗

— Charles Vest

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Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you ALIVE. ↗

— Sid Vicious

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I was the only guy with any bit of anarchy left. ↗

— Sid Vicious

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A narcissist is someone better looking than you are. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in. ↗

— Voltaire

#architecture #beasts #built #fight #greatest

You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why don't you use them in the search for love? ↗

— Lech Walesa

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It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all. ↗

— Alice Walker

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Everything I know, I write about. My only research is what I did. ↗

— Mort Walker

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Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and a little later to architecture. And I think it's still coming to computer science. ↗

— Larry Wall

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