Niklaus Wirth (Niklaus Emil Wirth) Quotes
In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever.
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It's a waste of time to think that if you colored a painting red what might have happened if you painted it black.
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I've got nothing to complain about. I have to enjoy and be grateful. Lots of people would like to be in my shoes.
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Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own - and I realized that there was another world.
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I've always known the greatness of black people.
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I spent years crying in my diary. But I finally stopped finding fault with myself. We're all different, yet the same.
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There are four types of oceans. Passions are the ocean of sins, the self (nafs) is the ocean of lust, death is the ocean of life, and the grave is the ocean of distress
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I recently read that it's the left brain that does all that calculating, and the right brain that does the poetry. Somehow I've veered way towards the left. I've been doing it for years. Maybe I do art to balance it out.
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Babies are fun for punting. Even a lousy kicker can get one almost all the way over a football field.
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Once an entitlement program has been created with millions of beneficiaries, it becomes almost impossible to repeal.
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I wanted to be a part of something, To grow a program and grow the university into what it is today. I’m excited to be able to say I was a part of that.
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Success isn't ideal for every child. If we think a child would do better in a different school, whether it's a specialized program or just a school with a different approach, we'll tell a parent that, as we should.
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In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever.
