Simplicity and elegance are unpopular because they require hard work and discipline to achieve and education to be appreciated.

In passing I draw attention to another English expression which often occurs in Dutch texts: "the real world". In Dutch - and I am afraid not in Dutch alone - its usage is almost always a symptom of a violent anti-intellectualism.

Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding.

Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons.

The tools we use have a profound and devious influence on our thinking habits, and therefore on our thinking abilities.

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

... as a slow-witted human being I have a very small head and I had better learn to live with it and to respect my limitations and give them full credit, rather than to try to ignore them, for the latter vain effort will be punished by failure.