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

Last modified: 2008-01-13 (edit)
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