#cause

I started working on OpenBSD, and many earlier projects, because I have always felt that vendor systems were not designed for quality. ↗

— Theo de Raadt

#because #designed #earlier #felt #i

I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make more adaptations. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#actually #because #being #expected #got

With both kids, I started working out again at 16 days postpartum, but I treated myself with kindness, doing mild workouts, because my fitness level was lower. ↗

— Gabrielle Reece

#because #both #days #doing #fitness

I used to be a discipline problem, which caused me embarrassment until I realized that being a discipline problem in a racist society is sometimes an honor. ↗

— Ishmael Reed

#caused #discipline #embarrassment #honor #i

I think there's a suspicion in the South of people putting on airs. You see it in most successful Southern politicians, but you also see it in someone like Richard Petty, who may be a multimillionaire stock car driver, but he's also beloved because he has a nice self-deprecatory way about him. ↗

— John Shelton Reed

#airs #also #because #beloved #car

I was told I would never make it because I'm too short. Well, I'm still too short. It doesn't matter what your height is, it's what's in your heart. ↗

— Kirby Puckett

#heart #height #i #make #matter

Well, I can do certain jobs because smells don't bother me. But that means I'm usually the one at the ranch cleaning up all the manure. ↗

— Bill Pullman

#bother #certain #cleaning #i #i can

Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very interesting, and some people went there, but I never would. I'd spend all my life without ever going to China, but it wouldn't matter, because there was all the rest of the world to visit. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#being #being in love #china #doubt #ever

Fashion is a tool... to compete in life outside the home. People like you better, without knowing why, because people always react well to a person they like the looks of. ↗

— Mary Quant

#because #better #compete #fashion #home

No sane person should believe that something is subjective merely because it cannot be settled beyond controversy. ↗

— Hilary Putnam

#believe #beyond #cannot #controversy #merely