Whenever anyone says, 'theoretically', they really mean, 'not really'.

My judgment is that research in 'Star Wars' is going to fail, and I believe this so strongly that I'm willing to stake my professional reputation on this. I don't believe anybody is going to build this thing.

Whenever anyone says, 'theoretically', they really mean, 'not really'.

Complexity is not a goal. I don't want to be remembered as an engineer of complex systems.

There are no standards for computer programmers and no group to certify them.

As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications.

We must not forget that the wheel is reinvented so often because it is a very good idea; I've learned to worry more about the soundness of ideas that were invented only once.