"In English every word can be verbed."

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Source : "Epigrams on Programming". ACM SIGPLAN Notices 17 (9), pp. 7-13, pu.inf.uni-tuebingen.de. September 1982.

Alan Perlis

#Language Quotes #English Language Quotes

“It's not enough to just test athletes. The athletes themselves need to fight for their right to compete against clean athletes.”
“I stepped from plank to plank So slow and cautiously; The stars about my head I felt, About my feet the sea. I knew not but the next Would be my final inch,â€” This gave me that precarious gait Some call experience.”
“This is an impressive crowd: the Have's and Have-more's. Some people call you the elites. I call you my base.”
“I'm opinionated. I always stick to my design plan. I don't waver.”
“Realize that the social media success equation isn't big moves on the chess board, it's little moves made every day that eventually add up to a major shift.”
“love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah.”
“Creating a regulatory system that reflects the modern-day realities of financial markets is not as difficult as it may appear.”
“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.”

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