"In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word "frustration"."

"There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works."

"The computing field is always in need of new cliches."

"You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN."

"Is it possible that software is not like anything else, that it is meant to be discarded: that the whole point is to always see it as a soap bubble?"

"It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa."

"We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses."

"LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing."

"Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it."

"If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan."

"Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer."

"I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it."

"A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God."

"Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress."

"In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages."

"Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it."

"In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm."

"The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman."

"A picture is worth 10K words - but only those to describe the picture. Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures."

"A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant."

"Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them."

"One man's constant is another man's variable."

"It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical."