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More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Samuel Johnson

It is impossible to expect that things will improve in a short period of time at Sony, ... Commodore 64 er den computer, der tiltrækker demo-programmering. The company has only just begun a begun a real structural reform.

Character interests me more than narrative. I make the narrative up as I go, which is more fun anyway.

And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and, more that all, must be prayed for.

Thomas Arnold (1795-)

Thomas Arnold

If you walk into a funeral home, engage in a conversation about funeral arrangements and the director has not provided you with a price list, ask for one. And if he does not give you one, you should walk out.

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory

Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947)

Alfred North Whitehead

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

Let every dawn of the morning be to you as the beginning of life. And let every setting of the sun be to you as its close. Then let everyone of these short lives leave its sure record of some kindly thing done for others; some good strength of knowledge gained for yourself.

John Ruskin (1819-1900)

John Ruskin

The benefits gained from this process are not originally what we anticipated, however we have gained a knowledge base of what our next steps should be. Based on the prototype, it will enable us to move forward to our original goal of converting our public Web site to XML.

Perhaps one of the things I'll get criticized for, ... is the choice not to use the internal monologue that Herbert used in the book. If you use the voice-over narrative -- if you use it to tell the emotional state of a character while you're watching that character -- it has the effect of stopping the motion picture. Movies are images and moving pictures. Novels are words.

Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business.

Francis Bacon, Sr. (1561-1626)

Francis Bacon, Sr.

People of great position are servants times three, servants of their country, servants of fame, and servants of business.

Francis Bacon (1909-1992)

Francis Bacon

That was a real treat, to have the real pedigree of progressive rock to play for us.

There is the understanding of the music and culture of the area. The band has studied the idea of the jazz funeral procession and how New Orleans residents use that as a time of mourning and a celebration of life.

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