Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.

Adapting old programs to fit new machines usually means adapting new machines to behave like old ones.

When someone says, "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done," give him a lollipop.

It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than to have 10 functions operate on 10 data structures.

In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.

A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant.

Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon.

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.

One of the most compelling arguments for the Christian faith is the simple fact that it survived.

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

High school. You know, people say, 'I'll never do so-and-so again' - then they do it. So what? Sometimes somebody has crack, and you're looking to stay awake.

Architect: Someone who knows the difference between that which could be done and that which should be done.

It would be extremely naive to expect the dominant classes to develop a type of education that would enable subordinate classes to perceive social injustices critically.

I feel that I've grown up a little bit and I'm actually ready to settle down.

Whoever lays his hand on me to govern me is a usurper and tyrant, and I declare him my enemy.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

A designer must always think about the unfortunate production engineer who will have to manufacture what you have designed; try to understand his problems.

For a long time I heard rap without paying attention, but it is still a way of life, even when you're a kid.