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“Note to self: Pasty-skinned programmers ought not stand in the Mojave desert for multiple hours.”

Self Hours Ought Notes Desert Multiple Programmers Note To Self Pasties Mojave

Author:John Carmack

“The California I knew, old rancho California, is gone. It just doesn't exist, except maybe in little pockets. I lived on the edge of the Mojave Desert, an area that used to be farm country. There were all these fresh-produce stands with avocados and date palms. You could get a dozen artichokes for a buck or something. Totally wiped out now.”

Littles Country Used Gone Produce Areas Edges Used To Be Desert California Pockets Farms Dozen Palms Bucks Avocados Artichokes Mojave

Author:Sam Shepard

“Everyone should just drive out to the Mojave Desert and just experience it, and it's a fun place to live.”

Should Fun Desert Places To Live Mojave

Author:Bill Burr

“I was fortunate enough, after many visits to many wonderful, weird people to come across Burt Rutan, who is a genius in the Mojave Desert. And SpaceShipOne was born and had three flights into space that won something called the X Prize. And from there, we're building SpaceShipTwo, which is ... a beautiful spaceship that is very, very, very nearly completed and will be ready from about next Christmas onwards to start taking people into space.”

People Enough Beautiful Three Next Born Space Wonderful Building Ready Genius Flight Desert Fortunate Prize Spaceships Weird People Mojave

Author:Richard Branson

“Previously, I've worked with Bill Monahan on The Departed, he recently wrote American Desperado for us, and I just acted in a movie he directed called Mojave. So, yes, Jimmy, that goes without saying.”

Bills Jimmy Departed Mojave

Author:Mark Wahlberg

“Ask the dust on the road! Ask the Joshua trees standing alone where the Mojave begins. Ask them about Camilla Lopez, and they will whisper her name.”

Asks Names Tree Standing Dust Standing Alone Mojave

Book:Prologue to Ask the Dust

Source: Prologue to Ask the Dust

“The Mojave is a big desert and a frightening one. It’s as though nature tested a man for endurance and constancy to prove whether he was good enough to get to California.”

Men Enough Bigs Prove Desert California Endurance Good Enough Frightening Tested Constancy Mojave

Book:Travels with Charley in Search of America

Source: Travels with Charley in Search of America

“My experience protesting with Mojave Dolphins, and the other wonderful animal activists, can be described in a few words: inspiring, motivational and purposeful. The execution of the protests is incredible; the signs are amazing, creative and eye catching. You can really feel the unity in the group, running like a well oiled machine towards the goal of liberating our captive animal friends.”

“She lives in Mojave in a Winnebago. His name is Bobby, he looks like a potato.”

Looks Names Friendship Potatoes Mojave

Author:Frank Zappa