“The good thing about reinventing the wheel is that you can get a round one.”
Douglas Crockford (1955) American computer programmer
In response to David Winer http://scripting.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/scripting-news-for-12202006/
“The good thing about being explosive is that no one can beat you.”
— Neal Shusterman, book Unwind
Source: Unwind
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