mindset Quotes

Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important they get paid to do it. There are other professions like that, but not that many.

I'm perfectly happy complaining, because it's cathartic, and I'm perfectly happy arguing with people on the Internet because arguing is my favourite pastime - not programming.

A word is an arbitrary label - that's the foundation of linguistics. But many people think otherwise. They believe in word magic: that uttering a spell, incantation, curse, or prayer can change the world. Don't snicker: Would you ever say, 'Nothing has gone wrong yet' without looking for wood to knock?

Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.

The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants.

A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.

I cannot read a single word of the Hindoos without being elevated.

I try to avoid long-range plans and visions - that way I can more easily deal with anything new that comes up.