"My definition of elegance is the achievement of a given functionality with a minimum of mechanism and a maximum of clarity."

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Source : "Computers, Ethics & Social Values". Book edited by Deborah G. Johnson and Helen Fay Nissenbaum, 1995.

Fernando J. Corbato

#Achievement Quotes #Definitions Quotes #Clarity Quotes

“No statement, theological or otherwise, should be made that would not be credible in the presence of burning children.”

Source : Irving Greenberg (1998). “The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays”, p.253, Jason Aronson, Incorporated
“Dan Fouts fumbled the game away for Chargers.”
“Trust in God for great things. With your five loaves and two fishes He will show you a way to feed thousands.”

Source : Horace Bushnell (1858). “Sermons for the new life”, p.381
“I know I can not paint a flower, I can not paint the sun on the desert on a bright summer morning but maybe in terms of paint colour I can convey to you my experience of the flower or the experience that makes the flower of significance to me at that particular time.”
“Maybe we ought to look at a guy's response to our microwave from now on." Aunt Annie said. Really." Mom said. "The narcissist looks at his reflection in it. The OCD guy thinks you don't keep it clean enough.The antisocial--" Puts his fist through it because it reminds him of his father." Annie said. She'd read all of mom's books, too. And the paranoid one would be jealous of the amount of time you spend cooking." Mom said Were you using that microwave again? Is something going on between the two of you? I caught you looking right at its clock." Annie said.”
“Ireland that has wronged no man, that has injured no land, that has sought no dominion over others. Ireland is treated today among other nations of the world as if she was a convicted criminal. If it be treason to fight against such an unnatural fate as this, then I am proud to be a rebel and shall cling to my rebellion with the last drop of my blood.”

Source : Sir Roger Casement (1917). “Trial of Sir Roger Casement”, Canada Law Book
“We cannot make another person change his or her steps to an old dance, but if we change our own steps, the dance no longer can continue in the same predictable pattern.”

Source : Harriet Lerner (2014). “The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships”, p.17, Harper Collins
“Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments.”

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