"I call it my billion-dollar mistake. It was the invention of the null reference in 1965."

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Tony Hoare

#Mistake Quotes #Dollars Quotes #Null Quotes

“I love hip-hop; I love Sleigh Bells. I also love classical music and musical theater.”
“You cannot accurately remember color ...”
“In some parts of the world, you get scrutinized for saying the wrong thing about art and in other regions, you get scrutinized for saying nothing at all.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“What happiness is, no person can say for another. But no one, I am convinced, can be happy who lives only for himself. The joy of living comes from immersion in something that we know to be bigger, better, more enduring and worthier than we are.”
“One should be allowed to choose one's burden.”

Source : Mary Butts (1998). “Ashe of Rings, and Other Writings”, McPherson & Company
“Trouble can often be traced to a single strong individual â€” the stirrer, the arrogant underling, the poisoner of goodwill. If you allow such people room to operate, others will succumb to their influence. Do not wait for the troubles they cause to multiply, do not try to negotiate with them â€”Â they are irredeemable. Neutralize their influence by isolating or banishing them. Strike at the source of the trouble and the sheep will scatter.”
“The insanity of the collective egoic mind, amplified by science and technology, is rapidly taking our species to the brink of disaster. Evolve or die: that is our only choice now.”
“The past is a palimpsest. Early memories are always obscured by accumulations of later knowledge.”

Source : Pat Barker (1996). “The Regeneration Trilogy”, Gardners Books

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