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Alan Perlis Quotes

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Change Progress Programming Some

Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children.

Children Advice You Be Careful Give

I have met a lot of athletes who were on the top of their sport, and then sat around and did nothing. They just didn't know what to do.

Know Nothing Top Just Who Did

I was a classic attention deficit disorder kid, always bored and mouthing off at school.

Stephen Rodrick

School Attention Classic Kid Always

I always enjoy the job and the work that I do, because that's the condition that I attach in accepting any job. This way, I can really work and dedicate myself to the institution for achieving the goal which I believe is a noble one.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Work Myself Job Believe Enjoy Goal

Think of all the really successful men and women you know. Do you know a single one who didn't learn very young the trick of calling attention to himself in the right quarters?

Women Men Think Learn Attention You

I'm talking about science on the leading edge, where it's not clear which way things are going be cause we don't know, and I'm dealing with areas which we don't know about.

Rupert Sheldrake

Science Talking Edge Know Way Going

Making a movie is so hard, you'd better make movies about something you really know about. And even more, it's really good to make movies about things you need to figure out for yourself, so you're driven the whole way through. It's going to make things more crucial for you.

Good Yourself Better You Know Way

Nothing on this earth is standing still. It's either growing or it's dying. No matter if it's a tree or a human being.

Tree Earth Growing Nothing Matter

One might almost say that the history of geographical discovery, properly so called, begins with Captain Cook, the motive of whose voyages was purely scientific curiosity.

History Curiosity Discovery Say Cook

None of my dudes I chill with are rappers. I don't put us as rappers. We're all artists.

Chill Us Artists Rappers None Dudes

There's just something so amazing about being anywhere, and some music starts playing, and you just hold up your phone and can find out what it is. You never again have to say, 'That's a great song! Who is it by?'

Music Great Amazing Song You Phone

Australia is so entrenched in rock n'roll and bands, and that's just the way Australia is.

Ricki-Lee Coulter

Australia Rock Way Just Bands

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