Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding. – Edsger Dijkstra
I chose a pseudonym, Chris Marker, pronounceable in most languages, because I was very intent on traveling. – Chris Marker
We cannot choose one desktop over the other – Gnome or KDE – because there’s users for both code bases. – Miguel de Icaza
But I felt all the more bound to make this proposal, because it at once turns to a reproach. – Ferdinand Lassalle
On the other hand, we don’t understand the theory too completely, and because of this fuzziness of spacetime, the very concept of spacetime and spacetime dimensions isn’t precisely defined. – Edward Witten
The reason I do what I do is because I was influenced by Steve Martin, by Woody Allen, by Bob Newhart, by Carol Burnett, by Lucille Ball. – Ellen DeGeneres
Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions. – E. O. Wilson
I was just standing around and suddenly I was cast as an extra. I hated it because I was so shy. – Dwayne Hickman
I’ve learned a huge amount because I’ve been tested and, more importantly, I’ve been trusted. – Pete Townshend
We are extremely attractive to page companies, because we significantly increase their user base. – David Rose
I don’t give plots to Harold Robbins or Graham Greene, because they don’t need them, but a lot of authors do. – Michael Korda
