The most disastrous thing that you can ever learn is your first programming language.

Simple things should be simple, complex things should be possible.

The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.

A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.

When someone says "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I wish done," give him a lollipop.

The additional money could be used to provide more programming.