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“Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.” — Yogi Berra

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“Much of the essence of building a program is in fact the debugging of the specification.” — Fred Brooks

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“I never saved anything for the swim back.” — Vincent Freeman

Source:Gattaca, 1997. Film.

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“There's a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.” — Tennessee Williams

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“And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row.” — Vitas Gerulaitis

Context:After winning the 17th game against Jimmy Connors, who had beat him the previous 16 games.

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“Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something.” — Mitch Hedberg

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George Bernard Shaw: “Have reserved two tickets for my first night. Come and bring a friend, if you have one.”
Winston Churchill: “Impossible to come to first night. Will come to second night, if you have one.”

Context:Regarding tickets to the play “Saint Joan.”

Source:Churchill by Himself: The Definitive Collection of Quotat...

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“There is the truth; everything else is a cache.”

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“I am not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” — Michael Scott

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“An exceptionally good mastery of one’s native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.” — Edsger Dijkstra

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