C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg. (Bjarne Stroustrup)

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. (Edsgar Dijkstra)

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. (Soren Aabye Kierkegaard)

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems. (Paul Erdos)

Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down. (Jimmy Durante)