#thing

The students that, like the wild animal being prepared for its tricks in the circus called "life", expects only training as sketched above, will be severely disappointed: by his standards he will learn next to nothing. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

#animal #being #being prepared #called #circus

Sometimes it seems like there's more footnotes than text. This isn't something we're proud of, and over time we'd like to see our footnotes steadily shrink. ↗

— Barry Diller

#like #more #our #over #proud

If I get married, it's something you really have to work at. It's hard enough to work at having a relationship with best friends and girls that are in the business. ↗

— Selma Blair

#business #enough #friends #get #get married

I went through a period of pulling away from everything - acting, people - not sure if I would ever have a voice in this business. ↗

— Selma Blair

#away #business #ever #everything #i

I will do almost anything for the sake of a joke or for the sake of someone's real belief in something to help tell a story. I will not do something shocking for the sake of being nasty. If it's not hurting anyone's feelings, I'm in on the joke. ↗

— Selma Blair

#anyone #anything #being #belief #feelings

I'm open to anything. I would love to play someone completely off the wall. ↗

— Selma Blair

#completely #i #love #off #open

I may have a little bit of a talent for music, but I've learnt to tap into my own self when I write. When I put the drill bit inside my heart, sometimes I come up with something light and frothy, sometimes with something deep and painful, but it's great to connect with the audience. ↗

— Neil Diamond

#bit #come #connect #deep #drill

When I need my wife or when I need companionship or someone to talk to, I need it, like, now. So my wife will have to give up whatever she's doing at that moment to tend to my needs. And, in the same way, I would tend to hers. That's not such an easy thing to do. ↗

— Neil Diamond

#doing #easy #easy thing #give #hers

Family is the most important thing in the world. ↗

— Princess Diana

#important #important thing #most #the most important #thing

I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want to be bought. I have everything I want. I just want someone to be there for me, to make me feel safe and secure. ↗

— Princess Diana

#everything #expensive #feel #gifts #i