“Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.”

“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”

“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.”

“Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning.”

“Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.”