The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. (Edsgar Dijkstra)

The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. (Bertrand Russell)

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better. (A. J. Liebling)