C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.
To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a design committee of bureaucrats.
A bit of tolerance is worth a megabyte of flamming.
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.
Belief is no substitute for arithmetic.
Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI using Roman numerals.