In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'.

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.

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

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.

The joy you find as a teen, however frivolous and dumb, is pure and meaningful.

One thing I learned in life, the only true friend you have in this world is your self.

Dimples crinkle up the skin near his lips. I will not look at his lips. How can he never have used those? That’s a crime against humanity right there.

People put off writing thinking they don't have the time or enough of an opinion to matter and that is crap. You are the only one standing in your own way, so get started.

Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.

Having cancer does make you try to be better at everything you do and enjoy every moment. It changes you forever. But it can be a positive change.

dating is like campaigning: you don't reveal who you really are or what you're really up to until you get elected.

Everything's been a struggle for me.

It is certainly true that a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people.