"It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish."
- J. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
--Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
--Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
"I have travelled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year."
--The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957
"But what is it good for?"
--Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip
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"The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone."
- Oswald Chambers
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It takes strength to be firm.
It takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to stand guard.
It takes courage to let down your guard.
It takes strength to conquer.
It takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain.
It takes courage to have doubt.
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"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back."
- Irish blessing
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A discussion about Truth and Reconciliation with two members of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a member and Chief of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.
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