#virtually

You can find virtually everybody black back as far as the 1870 census. Why 1870? That's when the ex-slaves first have surnames. But if you find your great-great-grandfather in 1870 and it says he's 50, that means he was born in 1820 and you're back to 1820 already. For an American that's pretty damned good, you know? ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#american #as far as #back #black #born

Then again, they're not scripted and I feel it's virtually impossible to be anything but yourself when you're in front of the cameras and cooking so there is a measure of truth in what you see. ↗

— Nigella Lawson

#anything #cameras #cooking #feel #front

And what better way to reinvent the form than to toss virtually 99% of everything that's been done with it and start with a brand-new canvas, reinvent it from the ground up? Digital comics gave me the opportunity to do that, and producing things digitally gave me the opportunity to do that. ↗

— Scott McCloud

#better #better way #brand-new #canvas #comics

The late 20th century sea level rise rate lacks any sign of acceleration. Satellite altimetry indicates virtually no changes in the last decade. ↗

— Nils-Axel Morner

#acceleration #any #century #changes #decade

But I can only take so much TV, because there is so much advice. I find people will preach about virtually anything - your diet, how to live your life, how to improve your golf. The lot. I have always had a thing against the Mister Know-It-Alls. ↗

— Bill Murray

#advice #against #always #anything #because

OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us. ↗

— James Nasmyth

#before #begins #born #hereditary #history

If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible. ↗

— William Lyon Phelps

#accomplish #anything #beliefs #certain #certainty

The desktop computer industry is dead. Innovation has virtually ceased. Microsoft dominates with very little innovation. That's over. Apple lost. The desktop market has entered the dark ages, and it's going to be in the dark ages for the next 10 years, or certainly for the rest of this decade. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#apple #ceased #certainly #computer #computer industry

Even though I don't agree with either Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann on virtually anything, I do think the unique scrutiny - because of their gender and highlighting the potential conflict between them is a product of the media's desire for juicy storylines. I think it's inappropriate. ↗

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

#anything #because #between #conflict #desire

Virtually always I get my best pictures when everybody thinks the shoot's done. ↗

— Jock Sturges

#best #done #everybody #get #i