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Ken Thompson

"There are no projects per se in the Computing Sciences Research Center."

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"Some writers and producers are currently writing a sitcom for me, so we'll see what happens there. I'm somewhat reluctant to talk about some of the upcoming projects that I'm working on; I've a lot of stuff on the go, including five pictures that I'm looking at producing."

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Asa Don Brown

"I'm more concerned with getting them to find and strengthen their original voice as writers rather than imposing my own subjective tastes, judgements or sensibility on the project."

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"I think for me to find that project is going to be something that I'm going to have to develop for myself."

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"I've been spoiled by this project. I was given the script and went in to read, realizing that this was a powerful story and one that wasn't told very often."

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Asa Don Brown

"My project was radiation damage of Si and Ge by energetic electrons, critical for the use of the recently developed semiconductor devices for applications in outer space."

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Asa Don Brown

"Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit."

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Asa Don Brown

"Half-jokingly, I asked what was wrong with me. So we made a deal: I would run his biological research provided I had a free hand to run my new project."

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Asa Don Brown

"Well I've got lots more great TV projects in the pipeline."

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Asa Don Brown

"I wasn't a cheerleader or the prom queen. I don't move through the world with a mirror in front of my face, and I've never been attracted to projects that had an emphasis on what I look like."

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Asa Don Brown

"No matter what it is, pick yourself up and go on to the next project."

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