Alan Perlis Quotes

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

Alan Perlis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ComputersEnglishJapanYourMade

A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind.

John Maynard Keynes

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Political folk talk a lot these days about 'messaging' - a neologism designed to describe the way in which parties and politicians consciously characterize their efforts. It is only intended to be positive - i.e., 'Our messaging is designed to show we care.'

John Podhoretz

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You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.

Smokey Robinson

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I just want to make lunches and organize my kids' playroom.

Mary-Louise Parker

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It takes a lot of guts to come out to your friends and family. For most gay people, coming out is the most traumatic experience in their life because of the worry about the backlash: 'What's going to happen? Are my parents going to accept me? Are my friends going to accept me? Are my sisters and brothers going to accept me?'

Martina Navratilova

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I love just being home with the kids and, seeing what they do when they're bored and then I just follow.

Julia Hartz

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One healthy thing I'd like for players to know, whether they're active or former, is you likely can't replicate the thrill of playing before 100,000 people and big hits and making that much money. We can get ourselves into trouble trying to.

Chris Borland

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Some parents struggle to put food on the table. And plenty of women aren't getting the pay they deserve. While I don't expect the government to solve all these problems, I do want leaders who care about these things and do what they can to help.

Chrissy Teigen

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Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they come, and trees are known by the fruits they bear: as a man begets a man, and a beast a beast, that society of men which constitutes a government upon the foundation of justice.

Algernon Sidney

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You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.

William J. H. Boetcker

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Everyone should walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. I did it three days in a row because it was one of the most exhilarating experiences I've ever had. The view is breathtaking.

Seann William Scott

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I don't want to be overly philosophical, but I think there are things you earn for yourself as you go.

Tift Merritt

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