Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if thats what it is, that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. – Edsger Dijkstra
The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim. – Edsger Dijkstra
Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning. – Edsger Dijkstra
Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure. – Edsger Dijkstra
With fame, you cant trust everybody. You cant depend on them being there for you as a person. They will only be there because of what youve got you as a person. They will only be there because of what youve got and what you can bring to their life. Its not a relationship-its a leech. – Chris Brown