To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a design committee of bureaucrats.
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me and my doings than faraway bullies sitting in offices in Washington, and can oppress me far more effectively.
Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.
Belief is no substitute for arithmetic.
Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.