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Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of a programming manual to teach myself to write programs on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic.

~Eric Allin Cornell

Topics: Basic Between Chess Enough Language Manual Myself Programming Programs Read Rounds School Speed Teach Write

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I missed the basic curiosity of being in the lab.

~Eric Betzig

Topics: Basic Being Curiosity Lab Missed

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I'm all in favor of animal rights, but I'd like to see the food movement take a much stronger stand in defense of basic human rights. If you're a vegan or a vegetarian, you should care about the people who are picking your fruits and vegetables by hand.

~Eric Schlosser

Topics: About Animal Animal Rights Basic Care Defense Favor Food Fruits Hand Human Human Rights Like Movement Much People Picking Rights See Should Stand Stronger Take Vegan Vegetables Vegetarian Who You Your

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The workers who harvest our food have been systematically denied the basic rights that are granted to all other American workers. They can be fired for trying to form a union or for attempting to improve their working conditions. They are not eligible for overtime pay, disability, or even unemployment insurance.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: American American Workers Attempting Basic Been Conditions Denied Disability Eligible Even Fired Food Form Granted Harvest Improve Insurance Other Our Overtime Pay Rights Systematically Trying Unemployment Union Who Workers Working

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The secret's out: New York's Labor Law provides the power to help low-wage workers earn enough to meet their basic needs.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Basic Basic Needs Earn Enough Help Labor Law Meet Needs New Out Power Provides Secret Workers York

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In the 1960s, the public demanded seat belts in cars, but automakers balked. Not until government intervened did seat belts become standard equipment. Now, no one would consider buying a vehicle without this basic safety feature.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Basic Become Belts Buying Car Consider Demanded Did Equipment Feature Government Now Public Safety Seat Standard Until Vehicle Without Would 1960S

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As Attorney General, my most important responsibility is keeping New Yorkers safe by enforcing the laws that protect our people from harm. But another fundamental part of my job is to seek to advance the basic American principle of equal justice under law.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Advance American Another Attorney Attorney General Basic Enforcing Equal Fundamental General Harm Important Job Justice Keeping Law Laws Most New New Yorkers Our Our People Part People Principle Protect Responsibility Safe Seek

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I think a lot of people know me for just wearing cut-off denim shorts, an oversized white T-shirt with a pair of high-heels. I usually do wear basic stuff. Jeans and a white T is my go-to look.

~Erin Wasson

Topics: Basic Jeans Just Know Look Lot Me Pair People Shorts Stuff Think Wear Wearing White I Think T-Shirt T

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The older I get, the more I like the idea of utilitarianism. I think that I'm not a trend-driven person. I really believe in keeping your canvas very basic and sort of adding the accouterments from there. I look at creating intrigue with outfits through accessories.

~Erin Wasson

Topics: Accessories Adding Basic Believe Canvas Creating Get Idea Intrigue Keeping Like Look More Older Outfits Person Really Sort Think Through Very Your I Think

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Stage acting is for me the basic form of acting. If you make films all the time, you have so few possibilities to rehearse. And it's important to rehearse, because it gives you the possibility to try things which are not good!

~Erland Josephson

Topics: Acting Basic Because Few Films Form Gives Good Important Make Me Possibilities Possibility Rehearse Stage Things Time Try Which You

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