"When we had no computers, we had no programming problem either. When we had a few computers, we had a mild programming problem. Confronted with machines a million times as powerful, we are faced with a gigantic programming problem."

-- Edsger Dijkstra

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“Well, I wanted to play twenty years in the major leagues. I never made it twenty though. I played nineteen.”
“Harmy is a class bowler and I think he's one of the main reasons why England have improved over the last 18 months.”
“I am fascinated by the Royal Family because they are shrouded in mystique, and the Queen, and to a certain extent William, represent fabulous blank canvases. I find the Prince of Wales less fascinating because he spills the beans and we know too much about him.”
“All that changing of plates and flapping of napkins while you wait 40 minutes for your food.”
“Opportunity ... It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity.”
“Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace.”
“Europeans used to say Americans were puritanical. Then they discovered that we were not puritans. So now they say that we are obsessed with sex.”
“We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city.”

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