Favourite Quotes
Some of my favourite quotes.
Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin.
-- John Von Neumann
Remember this, foolish mortals, when ye stare headlong into the mind-paralyzing void, the inky black nothingness of existence, the hellish yawning maw of the abyss -- it's pretty damn dark, so give it a few minutes for your eyes to adjust.
-- Frank M. Carrano
Duct tape is like the force: It has a dark side and a light side and it holds the universe together.
-- Carl Zwanzig
Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await thee at its end.
-- Henry Spence - The Ten Commandments for C Programmers
Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward.
-- William E. Davidsen
Never ascribe to malice that which is caused by greed and ignorance.
-- Cal Keegan
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to remove.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.
-- D. Boorstin
All statements are true if you are free to redefine their terms.
-- Thomas Sowell
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
-- George Bernard Shaw