Edsger Dijkstra Quotes

It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration.

Edsger Dijkstra

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: May 11, 1930 - August 6, 2002

Topics

GoodHopeImpossiblePotentialTeach

Everything is finite, right? Nothing can last forever.

Joe Russo

NothingRightEverythingForever

The countries of Europe are too small to guarantee their peoples the necessary prosperity and social development. The European states must constitute themselves into a federation.

Jean Monnet

SmallProsperityDevelopmentEurope

You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at going solo.

John Sebastian

RememberYouNowSoloSuccessful

Saying goodbye doesn't mean anything. It's the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it.

Trey Parker

TimeTogetherGoodbyeSayingMean

I rolled myself up into a tight ball of resistance and it was thus that I went through my school years.

Sigrid Undset

MyselfSchoolResistanceYearsUp

I would love to be in musical theater and be on Broadway. If someone were to offer me a position to do something like that, I wouldnt pass it down. Im a huge fan of musicals and I really want to do that.

Michelle Branch

LoveMeSomeoneDownWantSomething

My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far.

Miranda Richardson

I AmTheatreLookingThinkLucky

Writing is self employment, so you can make your own schedule.

Lois Lowry

WritingSelfYouScheduleOwnYour

The first time Rachie and I will be working together is on an episode of 'Doctor Who' specially written for us by Mark Gatiss. How lucky is that?

Diana Rigg

TimeWorking TogetherTogetherDoctor

On my first day on the set of 'Boston Legal,' I thought the director was calling me 'Candice' instead of 'Constance.' But I didn't realize he was actually talking to Candice Bergen.

Constance Zimmer

DayMeThoughtLegalTalkingBoston

There were a lot of rumors spread about me. Of course, I didn't show up to defend myself, so my absence helped create even more.

Sean Young

MyselfMeCreateMoreRumorsDefend

Yes, in fact, it's hard to believe this, but it was almost 18 years ago when I first got the idea.

Tim LaHaye

BelieveFirstHardYearsYesAlmost

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