Niklaus Wirth Quotes

A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do.

Niklaus Wirth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: swiss
  • Birth: February 15, 1934

Topics

GoodExperienceThinkingDesignWill

I've been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use our constitutional responsibilities to the fullest.

John Engler

ImportantNowFullestLegislative

When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her.

Meg Cabot

MotherSpringStoryGoddessSeeHer

The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

John Kenneth Galbraith

JobThinkingViewProtectPainful

'Overboard' was the movie that I put on when I wasn't feeling great, and it always made me feel better. I could watch it a gazillion times. So when they approached me to be a part of this remake, I was terrified because I felt like there's no way anything could live up to the original. But it was thrilling.

Anna Faris

LiveGreatMeBetterFeelFeeling

The intention that naturally exists: 'My intention is to get done with this commute.' So I've just doomed myself to an hour of discomfort, because my intention will not be met until I get out of the car.

Jeff Kober

CarMyselfIntentionDoneWillOut

We might enjoy essays, TED talks, and even Facebook posts bemoaning our dependency on tech, but judging by our enthusiastic adoption of these services, we're all in.

Steven Levy

EnjoyJudgingFacebookTechEven

But once you have satisfied your material needs, which I think every wealth creator should - the house, the car, the plane, the boat - what comes next?

Tom Hunter

CarBoatThinkYouWealthHouse

I was a huge Muppet fan growing up, but that was the extent of my puppet knowledge. I really loved the art form and the whole Henson universe.

Rob McClure

KnowledgeArtGrowing UpLovedUp

It wasn't that no one asked me to the prom, it was that no one would tell me where it was.

Rita Rudner

MeTellWherePromWouldAsked

If you are a good actor, then all you have to do is give your best shot every time when you are in front of the camera regardless of who else is around you.

Rithvik Dhanjani

GoodTimeBestCameraYouActor

Relativism should be confronted where it damages fundamental human rights, because we're not relativists if we believe that the human being should be at the centre of society and the rights of every human being should be respected.

Rocco Buttiglione

SocietyBelieveHumanRightsWhere

Marriage has a unique place because it speaks of an absolute faithfulness, a covenant between radically different persons, male and female; and so it echoes the absolute covenant of God with his chosen, a covenant between radically different partners.

Rowan Williams

MarriageGodUniquePlaceChosen

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