#critical

Make it your habit not to be critical about small things. ↗

— Edward Everett Hale

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A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet. ↗

— Eric S. Raymond

#accordance #away #critical #developers #distribute

I've been involved with blood donation since the 1980s because there is a critical need. ↗

— Donna Reed

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In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we'll start thinking of doing something about it. ↗

— Jim Fowler

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Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled 'wrong'. ↗

— Raymond Smullyan

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I hate it when people use sex as a weapon against the people who are engaging in it. It's so hypocritical. ↗

— Mira Sorvino

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I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap. ↗

— Margaret Spellings

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I wouldn't describe that "position" as "parasitic." I'd describe that experience as "edifying." I don't merely write from a critical intellectual distance. I actually live around here. ↗

— Bruce Sterling

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I think I am aggressive, I think I am critical when it's necessary. ↗

— Jane Harman

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