“We hackers are a playful bunch; we'll hack anything, including language, if it looks like fun (thus our tropism for puns). Deep down, we like confusing people who are stuffier and less mentally agile than we are, especially when they're bosses. There's a little bit of the mad scientist in all hackers, ready to discombobulate the world and flip authority the finger - especially if we can do it with snazzy special effects.” PeopleIfsWorldLooksLittlesLanguageFunBitsCan DoSpecialEffectsReadyAuthorityLittle BitScientistMadFingersIncludingBunchBossConfusingDeep DownFlipHacksPunHackersSpecial EffectsMad Scientist Author:Eric S. Raymond
“Everest has a special place in all of our imaginations. For centuries, Everest was a little bit like the moon. It was the place where everyone wanted to go. Empires wanted to be able to say that they were the first to put a climber on top of Everest. So when a tragedy happens up on that mountain, I think it has a global resonance. Everybody's heard of Everest. Everybody knows what Everest is and what it means, and the significance.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsMeanLittlesHappensAbleWantedBitsImaginationHeardSpecialCenturyMoonMountainLittle BitTragedyEmpiresSignificanceResonanceEverestSpecial PlacesClimbers Author:Richard Engel
“I don't write my standup on paper or anything; but I just organically do it on stage, have an idea, chat it up a little bit. I'm keeping notes. I'm trying to keep up with this world and try to bring out a special every year.” WorldWritingTryingYearsLittlesIdeasBitsSpecialStageThis WorldPaperLittle BitNotes Author:Jim Jefferies
“I think whatever it is you decide to do in life, if you want to be the very best at it, you have to be able to make sacrifices. Not everybody can do that and I think it makes our sportsmen and women that little bit special.” IfsThinkingWantLittlesAbleBitsCan DoSacrificeSpecialLittle BitMen And WomenSportsman Author:Jill Douglas
“There's many scripting languages in the world, Perl is a little bit special because it is based more on some ideas from the way natural languages work.” WorldWayLittlesIdeasLanguageBitsNaturalSpecialLittle BitPerl Author:Larry Wall
“I'm quite a romantic person - everyone loves being treated a little bit special, no matter how hard you are on the surface. I live in movie land; my head is full of nonsense.” LittlesPersonsMatterHardBitsLove IsLandSpecialLittle BitSurfaceTreatedNonsenseOne LoveRomantic Person Author:Sharleen Spiteri
“The danger is that you can wind up doing tourist pictures. I want to see it fresh and see the little bits of everyday life that a native might take for granted, but that are special to the place, while at the same time, not taking a picture that would be a tourist cliché.” WantLittlesMightWould BeBitsSpecialDangerWindLittle BitEverydayGrantedNativeEveryday LifeTouristsYou Can Win Author:Stephen Shore
“I'll always love Paraguay. It's this most exotic place configured out of the imagination, the whole country.Paraguay will always be a special place in my heart. I go back a long way. I first arrived as a refugee in 1982 from the Falklands War. So it was a safe haven then, and it has become something exotic since then. I feel like I'd like the dust to settle a little bit before going back.” WayFeelsFirstsHeartLittlesLongWarCountryWholeBitsImaginationSpecialHavensMy HeartSafeLittle BitDustSettlingRefugeeLong WayExoticSpecial PlacesSafe HavenParaguayFalklandsExotic Places Author:John Gimlette
“I used to tour a little bit with Jim Carrey and help him out on his first Showtime special.” FirstsLittlesHelpingUsedBitsSpecialLittle BitShowtime Author:Judd Apatow
“I think that it was a great feeling and probably a little bit more special because of the length of time that had passed before we won, but I think more importantly, it was just a great feeling because this team had such strong leadership and they had great chemistry.” ThinkingLittlesFeelingsStrongBitsTeamSpecialLittle BitLengthChemistryGreat Feelings Author:Pat Summitt