You can have premature generalization as well as premature optimization. -- Bjarne Stroustrup

Some people suggest that machines would be friendlier if input could be in a natural language. But natural language is probably the worst kind of input because it can be quite ambiguous. The process of retrieving information from the computer would be so time-consuming that you would be better off spending that time getting the information directly from an expert. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

Bonne bosse et reste le boss. -- Darryl Amedon

Any fool can make the simple complex, only a smart person can make the complex simple. -- unknown

A society that puts equality -- in the sense of equality of outcome -- ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests. -- Milton Friedman (Thomas Sowell: A Conflict of Visions, p130)

If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution. -- Robert Sewell

Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument. ~Anonymous

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. –Bill Cosby

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. ~Dale Carnegie