Within a computer natural language is unnatural. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)

C and Lisp stand at opposite ends of the spectrum; they're each great at what the other one sucks at. -- Steve Yegge, Tour de Babel.

Resume writing is just like dating, or applying for a bank loan, in that nobody wants you if you're desperate. -- Steve Yegge.

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment. -- Seneca

If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger. -- Frank Lloyd Wright

[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).

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

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. –Plato

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. ~Bill Gates

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors. ~Napoleon Hill