Optimization Hinders Evolution.

A Good Programming Language Is A Conceptual Universe For Thinking About Programming.

Every Reader Should Ask Himself Periodically “toward What End, Toward What End?”—but Do Not Ask It Too Often Lest You Pass Up The Fun Of Programming For The Constipation Of Bittersweet Philosophy.

One Can't Proceed From The Informal To The Formal By Formal Means.

Fortran Is Not A Flower But A Weed - It Is Hardy, Occasionally Blooms, And Grows In Every Computer.

Dealing With Failure Is Easy: Work Hard To Improve. Success Is Also Easy To Handle: You've Solved The Wrong Problem. Work Hard To Improve.