Lois McMaster Bujold (1949) Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA
Source: World of the Five Gods series, The Curse of Chalion (2000), p. 76
“Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.”
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Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
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“Fay: The Ten Commandments. She was a great believer in some of them.”
Joe Orton (1933–1967) English playwright and author
Loot (1965), Act I
Gottfried Schatz (1936–2015) biochemist
Jeff's view on science and scientists (Amsterdam, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, ISBN 0-444-52133-X, pbk.), Ch. 3: "Me and my genome" (p. 22).
“I enjoyed being in The Ten Commandments.”
Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007) Canadian-American actress, dancer, and singer
That was a great experience—to suddenly become one of those holy people. I was holier than thou.
"Yvonne De Carlo Reminds The World There Was Life Before Lily Munster" (1987)
Gerald M. Weinberg (1933–2018) American computer scientist
Source: Quality Software Management: Volume 2, First-order measurement, 1993, p. 426
