"One man's constant is another man's variable."

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Source : Alan J. Perlis (1975). “Introduction to computer science”

Alan Perlis

#Men Quotes #Variables Quotes #Constant Quotes

“Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth, truth and, ultimately, wisdom.”
“Even when youâ€™d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free.”
“To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft.”
“Even ivory towers need central heating.”

Source : Breyten Breytenbach (1996). “Memroy of Birds in Times of Revolution”
“My advice: Just keep movin' straight ahead. Every now and then you find yourself in a different place.”
“I will say that Rick will probably die before the end of the book. I'll go ahead and put that in print. Nobody's safe. I've almost killed him three times already.”
“It is the glory of English Law, that its roots are sunk deep into the soil of national history; that it is the slow product of the age long growth of the national life.”

Source : Edward Jenks (1922). “A Short History of English Law: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Year 1919”
“Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings.”

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