"FORTRAN was the language of choice for the same reason that three-legged races are popular."

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Source : 1983 Turing Award Lecture, "Communications of the ACM" 27 (8), (pp. 761-763), August 1984.

Ken Thompson

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“My mom says I'm her sugarplum. My mom says I'm her lamb. My mom says I'm completely perfect Just the way I am. My mom says I'm a super-special wonderful terrific little guy. My mom just had another baby. Why?”

Source : Judith Viorst (2010). “Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Ex”, p.94, Simon and Schuster
“Go on... make a difference.”
“I think that even if you're wondering if two characters are ever going to kiss, drawing out the inevitability is part of the fun. Whatever the genre happens to be.”
“I'm a man with a mission in two or three editions And I'm giving you a longing look Everyday, everyday, everyday I write the book.”
“Country music is just country. It's going to shift around a little bit, doing some different instrumentations, different production styles. But it will always come back to what you heard at the Opry. Nobody wants it to change.”
“If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.”

Source : "he Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing". Book by Pat Dorsey & ‎Joe Mansueto, p. 234, 2003.
“I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure.”
“I like to take mustard baths. I combine 4 lbs Epsom salts, 3 oz mustard powder, 12 oz powdered milk, and 1/2 cup baking soda, add in 12 drops each of rosemary and eucalyptus essential oils, then whisk it and pour 1/4 cup of the mix into the tub while warm water is running.”

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