Alan Perlis Quotes

We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.

Alan Perlis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ThoughtsWithinWhoToastProgrammer

I know what it's like to lose.

Jim Gray

LoseKnowLike

I've been a freelancer my entire career, and, at any given time, I have several deadlines for all sorts of things, whether it's some magazine piece or ad copywriting or anything.

Meghan Daum

TimeCareerAnythingThingsBeen

If you're going to be hosting any event or a performance or having dinner with people after a performance, it is work, but it's also social: food and a glass of wine would be involved often.

John Tiffany

WorkFoodPeopleDinnerPerformance

I made a film about a person living with a disability. Those kinds of films are often about the disability, not who a person is.

Roger Ross Williams

PersonLivingDisabilityFilmKinds

As we begin this debate, I am confident that we will hear the supporters of this bill argue in the name of Ronald Reagan that this research is consistent with his long-held views about the sanctity of life.

Mike Pence

LifeI AmResearchNameConfident

If I have one advantage, it's that I will try to work harder than the next guy.

Jay Leno

WorkWillTryNextGuyAdvantage

If you liked my 'Ghost Rider' run, you're going to love what they're doing in 'Punisher.'

Jason Aaron

LoveDoingYouRunGhostGoing

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

ExcellenceWomanManOthersMore

When something exceeds your ability to understand how it works, it sort of becomes magical.

Jonathan Ive

UnderstandAbilityMagicalSomething

You're not going to hear me sing about being on a tractor or being married... because I don't know anything about that.

Christian Kane

MeYouKnowAnythingTractorGoing

We should be trying to make education less expensive, not more.

Bob Inglis

EducationTryingMoreExpensiveMake

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.

Arthur Conan Doyle

FunnyManBrainYouChooseEmpty

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