Because one has to be an optimist to begin an ambitious project, it is not surprising that underestimation of completion time is the norm.

The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. [...] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity has a way of compounding difficulties.

The number of lines of code a programmer can write in a fixed period of time is the same independent of the language used.

My definition of elegance is the achievement of a given functionality with a minimum of mechanism and a maximum of clarity.

The use of the high level language made each programmer a factor of 5 to 10 more productive in a coding sense and more concerned with the semantics than the syntax of modules.

Design bugs are often subtle and occur by evolution with early assumptions being forgotten as new features or uses are added to systems.

Regardless of whether one is dealing with assembly language or compiler language, the number of debugged lines of source code per day is about the same!

To our dismay, users who had been enduring several hour waits between jobs run under batch processing were suddenly restless when response times were more than a second.

The stars do not shine but in the darkness

If you are a path-creator, you don’t need a path!

Democracy and tyranny are not distant relatives. They’re bedfellows.”-General John JamesCommandant, USMCDecember 11th, 2032

I'm always trying to learn and grow, so my diet has, over the years, evolved.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

A vote in 2002 is not a plan to defeat ISIS.

Most homeless kids are on the streets because they have been forced by circumstances that cause them to think that they are safer there than in any home they once knew.

A woman who does not become the slave of just one man becomes the slave of all men.

Donate time, food, or money to organizations that fight the good fight. We can act individually for the collective good. We can all do something.

Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.' I like to think that I've had some luck in building actors' careers with my films.