"I don't know how many of you have ever met Dijkstra, but you probably know that arrogance in computer science is measured in nano-Dijkstras."

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Source : YouTube Channel "Jeff Gonis"/"Alan Kay at OOPSLA 1997 - The computer revolution hasnt happened yet", www.youtube.com. February 11, 2013.

Alan Kay

#Arrogance Quotes #Computer Quotes #Mets Quotes

“The aim of justice is to give everyone his due.”
“I've gone a year and not written a song just because I couldn't think of anything. But I always come back to it because there's always that little buzz you get when you do something well and sing it out loud to the public. And people clap and tell you how great you are.”
“Give me a man with a little fight in him, a man who calls me on my bullshit. (But who also kind of likes my bullshit.)”
“If you really want change, you really want it to be inclusive, where everyone's included, otherwise you're just going to have more of the same in the future.”
“You, what are you? The brat of lucky parents who were related to a childless king. There is no such thing as royal blood. I believe we are what we make ourselves, and as such, you, Crown Princess, are nothing.”

Source : Shannon Hale (2010). “The Goose Girl”, p.64, A&C Black
“What Fred Lebow went through was an inspiration for me. You have to set goals for yourself.”
“Weâ€™re in the Customer Service businessâ€”we just happen to provide airline transportation.”
“I've never wanted to be a star, never.”

Source : "Renewed Love for Symbol of New Wave" by Maia de la Baume, www.nytimes.com. January 1, 2013.

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