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> [If you want a language that tries to lock up all the sharp objects and fire-making implements, use Pascal or Ada: the Nerf languages, harmless fun for children of all ages, and they won't mar the furniture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-fahlman/if-you-want-a-language-that-tries-to-lock-up-all-the-sharp-objects/)

Scott Fahlman

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## More by Scott Fahlman

> [If you want a language that tries to lock up all the sharp objects and fire-making implements, use Pascal or Ada: the Nerf languages,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-fahlman/if-you-want-a-language-that-tries-to-lock-up-all-the-sharp-objects/)

Scott Fahlman

> [Common Lisp is politics, not art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-fahlman/common-lisp-is-politics-not-art/)

Scott Fahlman

> [In case you're not a computer person, I should probably point out that 'Real Soon Now' is a technical term meaning 'sometime before the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-fahlman/in-case-you-re-not-a-computer-person-i-should-probably-point-out-that/)

Scott Fahlman

> [If you are always pressing the envelope, you will suffer many paper cuts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-fahlman/if-you-are-always-pressing-the-envelope-you-will-suffer-many-paper/)

Scott Fahlman

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