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It has been generally the custom of writers on natural history to take the habits and instincts of animals as the fixed point, and to consider their structure and organization as specially adapted to be in accordance with them. ↗

— Alfred Russel Wallace

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For me, writing is a love-hate relationship. ↗

— Larry Wall

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I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary. ↗

— Larry Wall

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Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all day writing code. ↗

— Larry Wall

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For these cultures, getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire's still going. ↗

— David Foster Wallace

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I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films. ↗

— Kate Winslet

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An intellectual is someone who has found something more interesting than sex. ↗

— Edgar Wallace

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I had my hearing aid fixed today so that I could properly hear you. I can't see as well. I now have - this has stopped me from smoking - a pacemaker, have for about the last 15 years. No, I don't like getting old. ↗

— Mike Wallace

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Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do. ↗

— Eli Wallach

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My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own. ↗

— Eli Wallach

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