Just because something is a standard doesn’t mean it is the right choice for every application. Like XML, for example.

Generally, the craft of programming is the factoring of a set of requirements into a a set of functions and data structures.

Computer programs are the most complex things that humans make.

JavaScript is the only language that I'm aware of that people feel they don't need to learn before they start using it.

Code reuse is the Holy Grail of Software Engineering.

In JavaScript, there is a beautiful, elegant, highly expressive language that is buried under a steaming pile of good intentions and blunders.

Most programming languages contain good parts and bad parts. I discovered that I could be better programmer by using only the good parts and avoiding the bad parts.

People who use Class will never understand all the crap they are doing.

Things don't change because people change their minds. They change because they retire or die.

It turns out that style matters in programming for the same reason that it matters in writing. It makes for better reading.

People who should be the first to recognize the value of an innovation are often the last.

It’s never easy to stand when the storm hits. And that’s exactly the point. By sending the wind, He brings us to our knees: the perfect position to pray.

Flowers are the beautiful hairs of the Mother Spring! Don’t pluck them!

To hate and to fear is to be psychologically ill... it is in fact the consuming illness of our time.

Saying that I've THOUGHT about it doesn't mean that I'm DOING it.

Grilling outside with my parents at the Jersey shore. We would grill lobster and corn in the summer.

It's impossible to compare two bands. It would be like comparing two lovers.

Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me.

My heart, far too sensitivefor this human world.My heart, so easily wounded, sheds rose tears of compassion.

I decided early on that I was going to put on my crown and rule my world by acting right and treating myself like a queen.

I'd quite like to do a film but I'd also love to do more theatre. I want to keep challenging myself with good roles. It's harder for women because there aren't as many challenging roles.