[How friendly will this machine be?] Well, I don’t think it’s a matter of friendliness, because ultimately if the program is going to accomplish anything of value, it will probably be relatively complex. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. -- Donald Knuth

Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means. -- Dr. Koichi Kawana

Students should be evaluated on how well they can achieve the goals they strived to achieve within a realistic context. Students need to learn to do things, not know things. -- Roger Schank, Engines for Education

Understanding why C++ is the way it is helps a programmer use it well. A deep understanding of a tool is essential for an expert craftsman. -- Bjarne Stroustrap

There is one meaning [for static in C]: a global variable that is invisible outside the current scope, be it a function or a file. -- Paolo Bonzini

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it. –Chinese Proverb

Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ~Lolly Daskal

The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do. ~Anonymous

Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value. ~Albert Einstein