A program that has not been tested does not work.

More good code has been written in languages denounced as "bad'' than in languages proclaimed "wonderful'' - much more.

It's easy to win forgiveness for being wrong; being right is what gets you into real trouble.

I like doing research that has an impact. If I went to a company to make what they call 'real money,' I'd be just trying to make a system work as fast as possible to meet the product and serice deadlines.

Any verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored.

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off.