Americans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly a kernel of truth in the joke.
Alan Dundes

Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't pop. I'll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper and mail it back to them.
Orville Redenbacher

Faith is like a kernel of wheat.
Joe Bob Briggs

I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point of connection. If I can find that kernel, audiences will relate to me.
Forest Whitaker

I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with a stabler kernel. I don't find anything technically interesting there.
Linus Torvalds

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.
Charles Spurgeon

One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed - different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the acknowledgement of defeat.
William F. Buckley, Jr.

There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.
Linus Torvalds

You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact.
Harry Dean Stanton