There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.
Optimization hinders evolution.
In English every word can be verbed.