Christiansen Quotes & Sayings

C++ is a ridiculously complicated travesty that few have the excess IQ points to understand enough not to screw up massively. — Tom Christiansen

Good stories flow like honey. Bad stories stick in the craw. A bad story? One that cannot be absorbed on the first time of reading. — Arthur Christiansen

When I was in fourth grade, we were learning vocabulary words, and the word nonconformist came up. The teacher said, "It's somebody who whatever everybody is doing, they do the opposite." I remember raising my hand and saying, "Mrs. Christiansen, I would like to be a nonconformist." — Nick Offerman

DREAMS ARE HERE TO BECOME REALITY. — Mickey Christiansen

Emacs is a nice operating system, but I prefer UNIX. — Tom Christiansen

If that makes your lawyers or managers happy, well, good for them. You still have a lot to worry about. — Tom Christiansen

We never waste space saying, 'On the one hand.' We just state an opinion in a Godlike voice. — Arthur Christiansen

My approach to newspapers was based on the idea that when you looked at the front page you said: 'Good heavens', when you looked at the middle page you said: 'Holy smoke', and by the time you got to the back pagewell, I'd have to utter a profanity to show how exciting it was. — Arthur Christiansen

If you are uncomfortable in saying no, practice in front of the mirror to get used to seeing yourself say no. It's good practice, especially for you. Like anything else, you need to practice to make it work in real life, and you need to start NOW. — James Christiansen

So this estate is given each of us to determine whether or not we will merit glory and honor "for ever and ever," or whether we will rebel and refuse or be indifferent and not comply with the conditions and the laws and the ordinances provided by a merciful Father for our guidance through life and our protection and our salvation and thereby, by so doing, deny ourselves the fabulous gift and blessing of eternal life. This life, then, is a time of "sifting," a time when the "wheat" is separated from the "chaff," a time of deciding who is who and where we will live after we die. — ElRay L. Christiansen

Show me a contented newspaper editor and I will show you a bad newspaper. — Arthur Christiansen

Missionary service is not only a test of faith but a real test of character. — ElRay L. Christiansen

Remember the people in the back streets of Derby. — Arthur Christiansen

The people who lived behind those clean lace curtains in row after row of identical boxes were newspaper readers, and every word in at any rate my newspaper must be clear and comprehensible to them, must be interesting to them, must encourage them to break away from littleness, stimulate their ambition, help them to want to build a better land. — Arthur Christiansen

Great fiction is the art of a soul. — Douglas Christiansen

I should have known right then that I was dreaming. But oh how we hang on to dreams even when we are gifted the largest of clues. — Jesse Giles Christiansen

Huh? Windows was designed to keep the idiots away from Unix so we could hack in peace. Let's not break that. — Tom Christiansen

Wyatt Christiansen is the client."
Iris tensed at his words. Hearing Wyatt's name from her boss completely threw her off balance. If Wyatt wanted to hire Red Stone that meant he needed extra security. She hated the thought of him in danger.
Without giving her a chance to respond, Harrison barreled on. "I don't like the idea of you guarding him, especially since I found out you two are fucking married. It goes against protocol, but...my father owes him a favor and he's apparently collecting. — Katie Reus

I convinced Danny to give me in the shower last night. Blow jobs tonight. Or my name isn't Rainstorm Christiansen. I — S.E. Harmon

At the beginning, your love supports your marriage. Later on, your marriage supports your love. — Larry Christiansen

A lot of the difference between an IM and GM is a seriousness to the game. The GM is willing to go through all this. He's willing to put up with anything. This shows his dedication. One other thing is the GMs superiority in tactics. For example Christiansen can find tactics in any position. If you're a GM you should be able to overpower the IM tactically. The GM will often blow out the IM in this area. — Nick De Firmian

It was my job to interest them in everything that was happening, to make the arrival of the Daily Express each morning an event, to show them the world outside Bolton and Bacup, to give them courage and confidence to overcome the drabness of their lives. — Arthur Christiansen

News, news, news - that is what we want. You cannot beat news in a newspaper. — Arthur Christiansen

The more perfect one becomes, the less he is inclined to speak of the imperfections of others. — ElRay L. Christiansen

This mortal probation is a brief period-just a short span, linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was to be a period of tremendous importance. It is, in fact, the most vital period of our entire eternal existence. In this mortal state we come face to face with innumerable temptations and pressures. Sometimes we come in contact with advocates of wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. Lucifer is going about tempting those who can be tempted to see if he can lead them astray. — ElRay L. Christiansen

Sometimes we just need to cry out, "God, I want to hold you!" and let His love comfort us. - Jan Christiansen - — Gary Chapman

There is actually a great book called Prima Donna by Rupert -Christiansen that deconstructs the myth. In fact, many of the women who were prima donnas were feminists and incredible forces for their time. — Rufus Wainwright

And to love such a librarian requires a surrendering to her eccentricities, a bowing to her pathological quietness, an obeisance to a reticence that is utterly untreatable. If you cannot commit to this sort of dedication, then let her be. Let her wander in wonder among her books and live out her days in her own world without you. — Jesse Giles Christiansen

To make decisions while infuriated is as unwise and foolish as it is for a captain to put out to sea in a raging storm. — ElRay L. Christiansen

No matter how many media for the dissemination of news are created, there is one rule that should never be broken:TELLTHE PEOPLE! — Arthur Christiansen

Good stories flow like honey but bad stories stick in the craw [gullet]. What is a bad story? It's a story that cannot be absorbed in the first time of reading. It's a story that leaves questions unanswered. — Arthur Christiansen