“At some point we must realize that actively defending against radical Islamic teachings is not a matter of cultural relativity. It is a matter of universally recognized human rights.” HumansMatterRealizingRightsTeachingHuman RightsRadicalIslamicRelativity Author:Armstrong Williams
“Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human rights which animate any democracy with meaning.” GivingHumansHandsActionReligiousDemocracyRightsAbuseMurderDemocraticHuman RightsBelieverContemptBetrayFanaticsDemocratic SocietyNon BelieverReligious FanaticsBasic Human Rights Author:Armstrong Williams
“Bottom line: if you show a genuine interest in learning about how others became successful, you can open up a world of opportunities.” IfsWorldShowsOpportunityInterestLinesSuccessfulBottomGenuineBottom Line Author:Armstrong Williams
“Because, you see, what I want to do is to commoditize the OS. I want to have access to all the applications that I need to do the things that I need to do, regardless.” WantNeedsAccessApplicationRehabilitation Author:Jamie Zawinski
“I think Linux is a great thing, because Linux is an alternative to Windows, and because, of all the operating systems that are at all relevant today, Unix is the best of a bad lot.” ThinkingTodayWindowGreat ThingsAlternativesRelevantLinuxOperating SystemsUnix Author:Jamie Zawinski
“If you give a cracker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is carve his initials in it. Fortunately, most crackers get over that once they're through puberty.” IfsGivingFirstsToysGet OverInitialsPubertyCrackersNew Toys Author:Jamie Zawinski
“I use a really simple calendar program on my computer.” UseSimpleComputerProgramCalendars Author:Jamie Zawinski
“Nothing stands still. The real question is can you change it?” StillsRealReal Questions Author:Jamie Zawinski
“I find that getting something on the screen as soon as possible really helps focus the problem for me. It helps me decide what to work on next. Because if you're just looking at that big to-do list it's like, eh, I don't know which one I should do—does it matter which one I do? But if there's something you can actually look at, even if it's just the debug output of your mailbox parser, it's like, OK, there!” IfsKnowsShouldLooksDoeMatterHelpingProblemBigsNextFocusScreensListsHelp MeOutputDoes It MatterMailboxes Author:Jamie Zawinski
“A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.” CharacterStoriesSufferingDinosaursAmnesiaOf Context Author:Jack Horner