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As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications.

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My second wife Bonnie Owens and I worked together after we divorced for a period of maybe 20 years. And I managed to stay friends with another wife. And then there's one that I don't mess with. Everybody's got one of those. Merle Haggard
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. Rogers Hornsby
What I would say is I've only had one injury in my NBA career that was probably was because my core wasn't strong enough, when I had a stress fracture in my back. Andrew Bogut
The plane took off at 8:10 in the morning - or that's when it was scheduled to take off. And that's when I believe it took off. I had been in my office at the Department of Justice. Someone told me that there had been the two strikes that occurred at the World Trade Center. Ted Olson
Paul Tillich quote: "In the courageous standing of uncertainty, faith shows most..."
In the courageous standing of uncertainty, faith shows most visibly its dynamic character. Paul Tillich
I shall no longer be instructed by the Yoga Veda or the Aharva Veda, or the ascetics, or any other doctrine whatsoever. I shall learn from myself, be a pupil of myself; I shall get to know myself, the mystery of Siddhartha." He looked around as if he were seeing the world for the first time. Herman Hesse
Kent McCord quote: "I longed to fly. I was paid in flying lessons and, by the time..."
I longed to fly. I was paid in flying lessons and, by the time I was 13, I'd logged 100 hours at the controls. Kent McCord
George Orwell quote: "The more men you've had, the more I love you."
The more men you've had, the more I love you. George Orwell
And we took off-whoosh-into the night. Through the clouds, we hurtled up into the sky. And this man farted. I will never forget it as long as I live. Not only was it the worst fart, it was the longest. Maybe, it was the position he was in, he had squeezed his ass all up. But he was kinda leanin over and pointing his ass up toward me. And it made the strangest noise. It was like cloth tearing. Billy Connolly
In the most basic terms it was about how when we experience art without critical awareness we consent to the ideas being promoted, either intentionally or unintentionally, by the filmmaker. For instance, if you watch a racist comedian and laugh at his jokes, you are consenting to the prejudices inherent within them. Similarly, if you watch a movie which perpetuates conventional ideas about race, gender, etc., you are consenting to them and not affecting change in any way. Simon Pegg
Donny Most quote: "That Bears quarterback is no good. He's washed up. He's 30."
That Bears quarterback is no good. He's washed up. He's 30. Donny Most
James Madison quote: "Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian..."
Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob. James Madison
Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades - words, words, but they hold the horror of the world. Erich Maria Remarque
Walter Hill quote: "I don't much like looking back."
I don't much like looking back. Walter Hill
Alexander McQueen quote: "You can get insular with fashion."
You can get insular with fashion. Alexander McQueen