“"I did not ask for objections, but for comments, or helpful suggestions. I looked for more loyalty from you, Captain Hornblower." That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing.”

— C. S. Forester, book A Ship of the Line

A Ship of the Line (1938)

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British novelist 1899–1966

C. S. Forester book A Ship of the Line

That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing.
A Ship of the Line (1938)

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“I made a hurtful and thoughtless comment on Sunday when I said that "I wanted my life back."”

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Jack Welch (1935) American executive: General Electric CEO

Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 9.

“What do you want from me?" he asks.
What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him.
More.”

Melina Marchetta (1965) Australian teen writer

Source: Jellicoe Road

“Part of what I wanted to do with Baby Love was to suggest that not only are you giving birth to a baby, but also you can use the experience to give birth to a new sense of yourself.”

Rebecca Walker (1969) American writer

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“Actually I made up the term "object-oriented", and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.”

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The Computer Revolution hasn't happend yet — 1997 OOPSLA Keynote http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKg1hTOQXoY Alternative: I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind. Attributed to Alan Kay in: Peter Seibel (2005) Practical Common Lisp. p.189 1990s

“"I did not ask for objections, but for comments, or helpful suggestions. I looked for more loyalty from you, Captain Hornblower." That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing.”

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