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> [The real challenge of being a flight attendant is getting people out. The training requires that they demonstrate they can evacuate an aircraft within 90 seconds, but of course, a lot of stuff that is easy to do in training…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/the-real-challenge-of-being-a-flight-attendant-is-getting-people-out/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

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## More by Philip Greenspun

> [Progress in computer science is made with the distribution of revolutionary software systems and the publication of revolutionary books. We don't need a fancy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/progress-in-computer-science-is-made-with-the-distribution-of/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [Greenspun's Tenth Rule of Programming: any sufficiently complicated C or Fortran program contains an ad hoc informally-specified bug-ridden slow implementation of half of Common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/greenspun-s-tenth-rule-of-programming-any-sufficiently-complicated-c/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [Even within traditional universities there has always been debate about whether it wouldn't be better to focus on only one course at a time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/even-within-traditional-universities-there-has-always-been-debate/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [The book the Ziff folks sent me as an example of their art was 'Late Night VRML 2.0 with Java,' 700 pages + CD-ROM,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/the-book-the-ziff-folks-sent-me-as-an-example-of-their-art-was-late/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [Start by putting yourself in your users' shoes. Why are they coming to your site? If you look at most Web sites, you'd presume…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/start-by-putting-yourself-in-your-users-shoes-why-are-they-coming-to/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [Remember that in 1993 a company with a bad Web site needed an engineer. Today, a company with a bad Web site needs a psychiatrist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/remember-that-in-1993-a-company-with-a-bad-web-site-needed-an/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/we-re-not-a-vocational-school-if-someone-wants-to-get-a-high-paying/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [“Programmers are isolated. They sit in their cubicle; they don't think about the larger picture. To my mind, a programmer is not an engineer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/programmers-are-isolated-they-sit-in-their-cubicle-they-don-t-think/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [Pilots enjoy the fun and challenge of handling the fancy machine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/pilots-enjoy-the-fun-and-challenge-of-handling-the-fancy-machine/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [“Any sufficiently complicated C or Fortran program contains an ad hoc, informally-specified, bug-ridden, slow implementation of half of Common Lisp.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/any-sufficiently-complicated-c-or-fortran-program-contains-an-ad-hoc/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [I don't myself believe in astrology. However, I think that's because I'm a Libra and Libras are always skeptical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/i-don-t-myself-believe-in-astrology-however-i-think-that-s-because-i/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [The devil is real. He lives inside C programs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/the-devil-is-real-he-lives-inside-c-programs/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [Even the lamest page can be saved by collaboration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/even-the-lamest-page-can-be-saved-by-collaboration/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [Most people who are rich chose their parents wisely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/most-people-who-are-rich-chose-their-parents-wisely/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

> [Everything that I've learned about computers at MIT I have boiled down into three principles: Unix: You think it won't work, but if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-greenspun/everything-that-i-ve-learned-about-computers-at-mit-i-have-boiled/)

[Philip Greenspun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-greenspun/)

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