"Lisp was far more powerful and flexible than any other language of its day; in fact, it is still a better design than most languages of today, twenty-five years later. Lisp freed ITS's hackers to think in unusual and creative ways. It was a major factor in their successes, and remains one of hackerdom's favorite languages."

-- Eric S. Raymond

#Powerful Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Years Quotes

“When people ask me if Dean Martin drank, let me put it this way. If Dracula bit Dean in the neck, he'd get a Bloody Mary.”
“The dramatic sufferings of adults and all the cruel fantasies of those of my own age, who seemed abandoned to their own impulses in the midst of so many catastrophes, appeared to inscribe themselves on the walls around me.”
“You have an imperial presidency that makes Richard Nixon look like a boy scout.”
“The more clearly we see sins horror, the more we shall treasure the cross.”
“The mightier any is in the word, the more mighty he will be in prayer.”

Source : William Gurnall (1865). “The Christian in Complete Armour: A Treatise of the Saints' War Against the Devil, Wherein a Discovery is Made of that Grand Enemy of God and His People, in His Policies, Power, Seat of His Empire, Wickedness, and Chief Design He Hath Against the Saints : a Magazine Opened, from Whence the Christian is Furnished with Spiritual Arms for the Battle, Helped on with His Armour, and Taught the Use of His Weapon, Together with the Happy Issue of the Whole War”, p.421
“A cat, I am told, has nine lives. If that is true, I know how a cat feels.”

Source : Caryl Chessman (1957). “The Face of Justice”
“Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, theyâ€™re no good.”

Source : Speech at the Edinburgh International Book Festival,
“Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe.”

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