Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.

Committee, n.: A group of people that, when given the task of deciding whether to start array indices from either 0 or 1, compromises to declare that they are to start from 0.5.

Computer Science: A study akin to numerology and astrology, but lacking the precision of the former and the success of the latter.

There are three things a man must do before his life is done; Write two lines in APL, And make the buggers run.

Science is to computer science as hydrodynamics is to plumbing.

I feel your words on my lipsand feel your mood in my hips

There is nothing wrong with falling in love. Don't trip and bump your head only to realize you're experiencing infatuation.

Make peace with yourself, and both heaven and earth will make peace with you.

Don't be forecasting evil unless it is what you can guard against. Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.

These are things that I continue to enjoy speaking about. The woods. Boats. Greeks. I think the real heart of it, is really being in love with these Dutch paintings over the last several years.

Loving becomes, and the ability to love, becomes one of the most important things in life.

To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.

As a child I found railroad stations exciting, mysterious, and even beautiful, as indeed they often were.

The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and thought, 'Now I understand the whole point of work, of life, of love.

School doesn't teach you much. School teaches you how to follow directions, that's what school is for.