My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers.

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The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed.Niklaus Wirth

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Idea Satisfaction Derive

When 'Line of Duty' started on BBC2, there was a feeling that it couldn't ever become a big show because the BBC2 drama budget is much smaller, and a returning cop series would take away from the Stephen Poliakoff/David Hare stuff that they love to commission.Jed Mercurio

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Drama Line Budget

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish.Thomas Szasz

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Selfish Considered Reliable

Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty.Earl Wilson

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Whisper Temptation Heard

In uncertain times, it is of heightened importance that our elected representatives exercise their democratic duty and use all levers at parliament's disposal to ensure a fair balance of powers.Gina Miller

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Elected Powers Exercise

It's not like I'm advocating that we ban 'Call of Duty' or anything silly like that, I'm asking is for companies to look at their hiring practices, to hire more women... and make sure they portray women in their games in a socially responsible way.Brianna Wu

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Responsible Silly Asking

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein. - George Washington

George Washington

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Adequate Scarcely Executed

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.Robert Schumann

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Light Darkness Send

Yet, I am convinced that there is a need for high quality software, and the time will come when it will be recognized that it is worth investing effort in its development and in using a careful, structured approach based on safe, structured languages.Niklaus Wirth

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Recognized Software Languages

Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps.Niklaus Wirth

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Construction Consists Sequence

Software development is technical activity conducted by human beings.Niklaus Wirth

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Software Development Human Beings

But active programming consists of the design of new programs, rather than contemplation of old programs.Niklaus Wirth

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Programming Contemplation Active

I have never designed a language for its own sake.Niklaus Wirth

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We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. - George Orwell

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Sunk Intelligent Obvious