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... as a slow-witted human being I have a very small head and I had better learn to live with it and to respect my…

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The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.
Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.
Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if that's what it is,…
I mean, if 10 years from now, when you are doing something quick and dirty, you suddenly visualize that I am looking…
APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection.
Lisp has jokingly been called "the most intelligent way to misuse a computer". I think that description is a great compliment because…
The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely…
Progress is possible only if we train ourselves to think about programs without thinking of them as pieces of executable code.
In the good old days physicists repeated each other's experiments, just to be sure. Today they stick to FORTRAN, so that they…
The tools we use have a profound and devious influence on our thinking habits, and therefore on our thinking abilities.
We shall do a much better programming job, provided that we approach the task with a full appreciation of its tremendous difficulty,…

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This is the road I have tried to follow as a teacher: living my convictions; being open to the process of knowing… — Paulo Freire
I know my limitations, and I don't like politics. I was only involved because of my husband. — Corazon Aquino
The age factor means nothing to me. I'm old enough to know my limitations and I'm young enough to exceed them. — Marv Levy
Travel, I was coming to realize, was a metaphor not only for the countless options life offers but also for the fact… — Rolf Potts
The more I reflect and look back on the past, the more vividly do I feel my limitations. — Mahatma Gandhi
More than at any other time, when I hold a beloved book in my hand my limitations fall from me, my spirit… — Helen Keller
I knew my limitations and the limitations of the courts I played on, and adjusted thusly. I was at my best in… — David Foster Wallace
Dancing allows me to explore myself in so many ways, to learn about my limitations and strengths, my ability to cope with… — Unknown Author
The only thing that could hurt me is if my success encouraged me to return to my childhood fantasies of omnipotence -… — George Soros
... as a slow-witted human being I have a very small head and I had better learn to live with it and… — Edsger Dijkstra
I know what my limitations are as an actor, but my strength is putting myself into a well-written part. When I get… — George Clooney
Poetry is the gate through which I enter the land of enchantment. Once inside the flaming wall, my limitations fall from me,… — Helen Keller

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