When building sand castles on the beach, we can ignore the waves but should watch the tide.

If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.

The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim.

Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics; the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians.

The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.

Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.

Simplicity and elegance are unpopular because they require hard work and discipline to achieve and education to be appreciated.

Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence!

Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.

Teaching COBOL ought to be regarded as a criminal act.

May I remember the goodness of the Lord at all times.

The symbology of the sphinx… is to remind mankind for eternity that he is nothing more than an animal with a brain.

Certain majors [lables] just know what they're doin', and got a good grip on the dynamic of what's happening, and some don't.

I probably have some sort of chocolate five times a week. There's definitely a change it does to the chemistry of the body. It's my favorite feeling. I live for it.

Greatness finds us by obstacles in front of us. I don’t look at hurdles as obstacles blocking my path but opportunities to overcome.

Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs.

I'm a perfectly good carrot that everyone is trying to turn into a rose. As a carrot, I have good color and a nice leafy top. When I'm carved into a rose, I turn brown and wither.

The best moment is when you walk into a bookstore and see a pile of your books - that is the oddest experience in the world!

I've always had a passion for hockey, ... That's the key. You can't be putting in time. You have to enjoy doing what you do.

I don't think you're human if you don't get nervous.