Alan Perlis Quotes

In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.

Alan Perlis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 1, 1922 - February 7, 1990

Topics

TechnologyBirdEarlyEarly Bird

There aren't any small parts, only small paychecks.

Joe Pantoliano

SmallOnlyPartsAny

What's the point of our life? Everything seems absurd until we die, and then it makes sense.

Maurizio Cattelan

LifeDieEverythingPointSenseOur

Australia has suffered a decade of drought, epic floods, a Category 5 cyclone, and a plague of locusts. But just because Aussies have the biggest carbon footprint in the world, it doesn't mean they're stupid.

Jeff Goodell

StupidWorldJust BecauseAustralia

I enjoy learning about other people. I really didn't understand that until 'Moonlight.'

Trevante Rhodes

LearningPeopleEnjoyUnderstand

College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil.

Ruby Wax

CollegeGraduationPencilDegreeGet

There is nothing more American than peaceful protest.

Russ Feingold

AmericanPeacefulNothingMoreThan

When I was very little, four or five, I did comic strip drawings, so my first novel had no words. I couldn't write and thought adult handwriting was a mysterious scribble. When I was 14, my grandmother gave me a typewriter and I started writing in a different way.

Joyce Carol Oates

WordsMeWritingThoughtWayFirst

The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.

Jared Polis

EducationBestJobChildFoundation

I went from my mother to my wife. And to this day, I can't bear to be alone.

Dick Van Dyke

MotherAloneDayWifeBear

Washington, DC is to lying what Wisconsin is to cheese.

Dennis Miller

CheeseWashingtonLyingWisconsinDC

If I catch one of my fans saying something improper, a gay slur or any derogatory term, I instantly tweet directly at them and say, 'This isn't how we do it.'

Drake Bell

SayingGaySayFansCatchSomething

My favorite moments are the moments everyone cries over. I see people in the audience crying, and I go, 'I did that, too. I don't just do the jokes. I also do the cries.' Jokes and cries, jokes and cries. That's all I'm here for, people.

Douglas Carter Beane

PeopleMomentsGoOverSeeJokes

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