Humans differ from animals to the degree that they are not merely an end result of their conditioning, but are able to reflect on their experiences and strategies, and apply insight to make changes in the way they live to modify the outcome. -- SlideTrombone (comment on "Programming can ruin your life")

State is the root of all evil. In particular functions with side effects should be avoided. -- OO Sucks (bluetail.com)

I think there’s a world market for about 5 computers. -- Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, IBM, circa 1948

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.

I guess, when you're drunk, every woman looks beautiful and every language looks (like) a Lisp :) -- Lament, #[email protected]

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

You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame. –Erica Jong

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. –Robert Frost

15.Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. –Charles Swindoll

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. –Aristotle