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Alan Perlis Quotes

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Live Technology Training People Help

Logistically, moving from Miami and New Orleans all the way to Seattle isn't the easiest thing. Really, for my dog, she was kind of the biggest hurdle to get here.

Dog Moving Miami New Kind Way

God, I'm just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know?

God Singing Fat You Know Bald

I am privileged to be the heir to huge wealth, and I regard myself as a custodian of that money for the benefit of people who need it more than I do.

John Paul Getty Jr.

Myself Money I Am People Wealth Who

Coats are my favorite thing, and it's always cold in England. I'm comfortable spending a bit of money if you know you're going to be wearing it 10 years later.

Money Cold You Know Comfortable

I've never seen someone work for a salary.

Work Someone Salary Never Seen

Being able to take care of myself is something that my mom really instilled in me.

Myself Me Mom Care Take Care Take

For a while, I called myself an agnostic, which was me wanting to maintain a connection to the culture I was raised in while also undercutting a lot of the beliefs I had.

Myself Culture Me Connection Beliefs

Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities of man.

Ludwig von Mises

Nature Man Civilization Human Rather

And as a Member of this body, I believe firmly that States do have rights, and I believe that local communities have rights, and they have made decisions to allow these businesses to prosper as they are a big part of their economy.

Believe Decisions Body I Believe Big

I'm not a wine connoisseur, but I do like a glass or two at night.

Night Wine Glass Two Like

I'm a designer, and I work very hard at that. People sometimes want to put down fashion by saying it's frivolous or superficial, but it's not that way at all. It's actually very hard work.

Donatella Versace

Work Hard Work People Fashion Saying

We emerged out of nature, and when we die, we return to nature. We need to know there are forces impinging on us that we will never understand or control. We need to have sacred places where we go with respect, not just looking for resources or opportunity.

Nature Opportunity Respect Control

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