In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages. – Alan J. Perlis
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Heinrich Heine so loosened the corsets of the German language that today every little salesman can fondle her breasts. – Karl Kraus, translated from German by Harry Zohn
Human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when what we want is to move the stars to pity. – Gustave Flaubert
About half my work in education is U.S. political reform around school districts and charter schools, and creating more room for entrepreneurial organizations to develop. And about half on technology, which I look at as a global platform. – Reed Hastings
I try to avoid saying anything positive about any presidential candidate for fear that if I actually like them then I will kill their campaign. – Jack Abramoff
No man who worships education has got the best out of education… Without a gentle contempt for education no mans education is complete. – Gilbert K. Chesterton
