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Quotes About Ruby

Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
~ Yukihiro Matsumoto
A griffon crouched upon the hilt In silver white and sapphire blue, With ruby eye and talons gilt And blade of steel of starlight hue. The seventh sword he wrought at last, And all the others it surpassed.
~ Dave Duncan
The prince went straight to the king of dragons, who took him on his back to the distant mountain, and with his fire he split the crystal, and the red fox that had shimmered like a ruby in its clear heart ran out. But the king of eagles pounced on it from the sky, and ripped the fur a darker red. Up sprang the raven, and fled on the wind, but the king of falcons closed with it, and the talons met in the raven's heart.
~ Alan Garner
Why don't you come to Ruby Tuesday for lunch?" "Okay." "Then practice." "Definitely." "Maybe we could do something afterward." "Absolutely.
~ Rachel Hawthorne
Actually, I didn't make the claim that Ruby follows the principle of least surprise. Someone felt the design of Ruby follows that philosophy, so they started saying that. I didn't bring that up, actually.
~ Yukihiro Matsumoto
The ruby landed at the baron's feet. "Repayment, Baron, from Lady Kincaid.
~ Julie Garwood
San Luis Potosí. The ruby in the forehead of Old May-hee-co.
~ Richard Stark
I plucked a ruby off the nearest plant and threw it at Hades.
~ Rick Riordan
Dort sind Runen, die durch den Rubin leuchten, doch ich kann sie nicht lesen!« »Ich kann sie lesen«, teilte uns Zokora mit. Wir schauten sie fragend an. »Und?«, fragte ich sie ungeduldig, als sie nichts sagte. »Was steht dort?« »Bitte dreimal läuten.«
~ Richard Schwartz
Those eyes were of the changing foam-streaked grey-green of leaping Northern seas; in the glass shone a hot ruby that seemed the very heart of the South, beating for him who had courage to respond to its pulsation. The twin lights, the shifting grey and the steadfast red, mastered the Water Rat and held him bound, fascinated, powerless.
~ Kenneth Grahame
Actually, I didn't make the claim that Ruby follows the principle of least surprise. Someone felt the design of Ruby follows that philosophy, so they started saying that. I didn't bring that up, actually.
~ Yukihiro Matsumoto
I went to heaven, - 'Twas a small town, Lit with a ruby, Lathed with down. Stiller than the fields At the full dew, Beautiful as pictures No man drew. People like the moth, Of mechlin, frames, Duties of gossamer, And eider names. Almost contented I could be 'Mong such unique Society.
~ Emily Dickinson
I got down on my knees and slipped on her diamond and ruby rings, which I'd been holding on to while she was away. "As promised. I mean, except for the naked part. But we can worry about that later.
~ Richelle Mead
he was a member of the movement—the Free Cuba movement." "Fair Play for Cuba," said Ruby. He had heard it on the radio. "What's the make of the rifle, sir?" "It's a Mauser, I believe." "Does he have a lawyer?
~ Jim Bishop
Az alámerülés az éj rohadt rubinjába a szabadság és a rossz logika versengésévé változott.
~ Anne Carson
Behind all created beauty the mystic sees a witness to the source of eternal beauty – the ruby is the heart of the stone, which has been transformed into a priceless jewel through patience and shedding its blood...
~ Annemarie Schimmel
We should note that this latter type of shift was successfully amplified to a considerable extent by Russian physicists using the intense light of a ruby laser whose wavelength is close to that of a transition of the potassium atom.
~ Alfred Kastler
government finally made amends for its actions at Ruby Ridge.
~ Lou Michel
The raven red, on ruby pinions winging its way between the worlds, hears dead men singing. It scarce knows it strength, the price it scarce knows, but its power will arise and the Circle will close.
~ Kerstin Gier
This is therapy, Ruby." Doctor Z sounded exasperated. "It might be helpful for you to try to articulate something about something.
~ E. Lockhart
When a Wanderess has been caged, or perched with her wings clipped, She lives like a Stoic, She lives most heroic, smiling with ruby, moistened lips once her cup of Death is welcome sipped.
~ Roman Payne
What," said Ruby fatly as she reentered the store.
~ Ann M. Martin
It comes down to this: Ruby is a language for grown-ups; it gives you the tools for writing clear and concise code. It's up to you to use them.
~ Russ Olsen
Do you follow the wrestling? Most people think it's illegal, but you can watch it there. Ruby and Python are on display this evening.
~ Samuel R. Delany