“Software is usually accompanied by documentation in the form of big fat scary manuals that nobody ever reads. In fact, for the past five years most of the manuals shipped with software products have actually been copies of Stephen King's The Stand with new covers pasted on.” YearsFactsBigsPastFormFiveProductsKingsScaryFatsFive YearsCopiesSoftwareManualsDocumentation Book:Dave Barry in Cyberspace Source: Dave Barry in Cyberspace
“The most interesting guy I've ever played with was King Hassan of Morocco. I went over there on a trip in the early 1970s, and the King and I played five holes. I've never been that nervous in my life.” GuySportsInterestingFiveKingsHolesNervousMost InterestingMoroccoHassan Author:Lee Trevino
“I did my first show when I was five and I was the King of the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The kids theater company, I was the youngest one, so there wasnt a part for me, so they made me the king of the Oompa Loompas.” FirstsMadeShowsKidsCompanyFiveKingsTheaterChocolateFactoriesCharlieCharlie And The Chocolate Factory Author:Max Schneider
“It's just human nature - isn't it? - to be more attracted to something that's taboo. If someone tells you not to smoke, you wanna smoke. If they say, 'Don't do drugs,' you wanna do drugs. That's why I've always thought that the best way to stop people taking drugs is to legalise the fucking things. It would take people about five seconds to realise that being an addict is a terribly unattractive and pathetic way to be, whereas at the moment it still has that kind of rebel cool vibe to it, y'know?” PeopleIfsKnowsWayHumansKindStillsMomentsFiveHuman NatureKingsDrugBest WaySmokeRealisingSecondsRebelAddictPatheticTabooUnattractive Author:Ozzy Osbourne
“I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces.” YearsMovingMotherFatherForgetFivePiecesStyleKingsChessFive YearsMatesHuntingTrainersFive Year OldsPlaying Chess Author:Garry Kasparov
“The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.” WorldHeartWholeLeftFiveKingsEnglandClubsWhole WorldDiamondRevoltSpades Author:Farouk of Egypt
“I chose the American ones, more or less the last five years of the silent era, because those are the ones that aged the best in the way they tell the story. One, it's about human beings with context. It's a very classical story with feelings, with laughter, melodrama and it really works, the good ones - Murnau's American movies, John Ford's Four Sons, King Vidor's The Crowd, or the (Josef) von Sternberg movies. You can watch it now and it still works. I mean they are really, really good pieces so this is where I tried to work.” WayYearsHumansMeanStillsStoriesFeelingsLastsHuman BeingsWatchesFivePiecesFourSonKingsLaughterSilentCrowdsErasFive YearsMelodramaAmerican MovieLast Five Years Author:Michel Hazanavicius
“With the Road King amp, you're able to switch power tubes and speakers and do all these different things. And I didn't want to have five different heads in my rack. And there's something about, when you do the type of setup that I have, unless you have a dedicated amp to a dedicated speaker and you're actually switching, you have to use the same power section of the main head that you're using.” WantDifferentUseAbleFiveTypeKingsDifferent ThingsDedicatedSpeakersSectionsTubesRacksSwitchingSetups Author:John Petrucci
“[I am more than happy to invite my five favorite fictional characters.]Roland Deschain from Stephen King's Dark Tower series. There's a whole world about Roland left to know. I've got questions. He'd have answers. So pour him a glass of wine.” KnowsWorldWholeCharacterLeftDarkAnswersFiveKingsWineSeriesGlassesWhole WorldInvitesTowersWine GlassFictional CharacterDark TowerDark Tower SeriesRoland DeschainDeschain Author:Megan Chance
“I think Martin Luther King would always keep track of collective insurgencies among poor and working people. He was concerned about the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union, for example. He would have closely followed the Arab Spring. And certainly he would be very critical of the massive surveillance state that has emerged in America in the last five to 10 years. He would have approved of the movements trying to gain some accountability in U.S. foreign policy, such as drones being (used) on innocent people. I think he would march against drones.” PeopleThinkingTryingYearsStatesWould BeLastsAmericaUsedPoorFivePolicyExampleMovementKingsSpringGainsConcernedUnionsTrackJewCriticalInnocentCollectivesTreatmentAccountabilityMarchMassiveSovietForeign PolicySoviet UnionLutherSurveillanceApprovedDronesArab SpringInsurgencySurveillance State Author:Cornel West
“When King Lear dies in act five, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He has written, 'He dies.' No more. No fanfare, no metaphor, no brilliant final words. The culmination of the most influential piece of dramatic literature is, 'He dies.' Now I am not asking you to be happy at my leaving but all I ask you to do is to turn the page and let the next story begin. -- Mr. Magorium” KnowsStoriesDiesTurnsNextAsksLiteratureFivePiecesWrittenKingsPagesAskingFinalsLeavingMetaphorBrilliantDramaticDo You KnowInfluentialLearCulminationFinal WordsFanfare Author:Suzanne Weyn