#mit

Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do not admit of it. ↗

— Jean Racine

#cannot #circumstances #man #many #such

The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country. ↗

— Ted Rall

#allied #billion #commitment #country #coupled

The parrot's so funny. He imitates me and I don't even realize he's doing it. I'm walking around the house talking to myself and whistling and the next day he's said something I've said... it's scary you know? ↗

— Mick Ralphs

#day #doing #even #funny #house

I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism. ↗

— Feisal Abdul Rauf

#anyone #commits #committed #condemn #everyone

The beginnings of the hacker culture as we know it today can be conveniently dated to 1961, the year MIT acquired the first PDP-1. ↗

— Eric S. Raymond

#beginnings #conveniently #culture #dated #first

Man is not free unless government is limited. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#government #limited #man #unless

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#deciding #each #exists #gone #government

I started graduate school in 1971, I started working at the Smithsonian in the festival in 1972. I went full-time at the Smithsonian in 1974. And I got my doctorate in 1975. ↗

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

#festival #full-time #got #graduate #graduate school

The first job I had with the Smithsonian was as a field researcher among African American communities in Southwest Louisiana and Arkansas for the festival. ↗

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

#african american #american #among #arkansas #communities

I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid. ↗

— Will Smith

#create #focus #get #had #i