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Tim Patterson: Why do you want to buy my operating system?
Paul Allen: We think we might be able to, uh, mess with it, and, uh, resell it.
Tim Patterson: Who to?
Paul Allen: We've got some people we're sorta talkin' to. Some of 'em don't really want it known what we're doin' with 'em and they made us sign a secrecy agreement.
Tim Patterson: And you're offering us...?
Paul Allen: Fifty thousand.
Tim Patterson: Dollars?
Paul Allen: Dollars.
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Steve Jobs: I don't want you to think of this as just a film - some process of converting electrons and magnetic impulses into shapes and figures and sounds. No. Listen to me. We're here to make a dent in the universe. Otherwise, why even be here? We're creating a completely new consciousness, like an artist or poet. That's how you have to think of this. We're rewriting the history of human thought with what we're doing.
Ridley Scott: Right. Well, Steven, at the moment I'm a touch more worried about getting light on the actress. Do you know what I mean?
Melissa McBride
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Pirates of Silicon Valley quotes