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This is a log made of favorited quotes from Jacobo García, a Spanish geek, sysadmin, dj and general shouter

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Mar 03
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In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Dec 27
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Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn.
— Gore Vidal, Writer.
Oct 02
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Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
— George Bernard Shaw
Aug 26
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Thirst For Victory Leads to Defeat. Not Tiring of Defeat Leads to Victory
— Yamaoka Tesshu. 1836-1888. Master Swordsman, Zen Person and Genius Artist.
May 12
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To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.
Bruce Lee, Actor and Martial Arts Performer
Apr 22
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Love is not looking at each other, but looking together in the same direction
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Writer.
Mar 27
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Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
Ponder Stibbons, a Wizard character in Terry Pratchet’s Discworld book series
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Arthur C. Clarke, Writer
Mar 24
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Scream for me Long Beach
Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden Singer
Feb 27
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
Leonardo da Vinci
Feb 21
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Emacs outshines all other editing software in approximately the same way that the noonday sun does the stars. It is not just bigger and brighter; it simply makes everything else vanish.
Neal Stephenson, writer.
Feb 13
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Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Marie Curie, Scientist
Feb 08
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I’ve never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.
Paul Harvey, Journalist
Jan 30
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I distrust camels, and anyone else who can go a week without a drink.
Joe E. Lewis, Comedian
Jan 25
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This is not Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.
Walter Sobchack in The Big Lebowski