In OO, it's the data that is the "important" thing: you define the class which contains member data, and only incidentally contains code for manipulating the object. In FP, it's the code that's important: you define a function which contains code for working with the data, and only incidentally define what the data is. -- almkgor, on reddit

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. -- George Burns

Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)

Hence my urgent advice to all of you to reject the morals of the bestseller society and to find, to start with, your reward in your own fun. This is quite feasible, for the challenge of simplification is so fascinating that, if we do our job properly, we shall have the greatest fun in the world. -- E. W. Dijkstra, On the nature of computing science.

Ils ne sont pas forts parce qu'ils sont forts. Ils sont forts parce que nous sommes faibles. -- Ragala Khalid

A witty saying proves nothing -- Voltaire

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. –Marie Curie

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. ~Truman Capote

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