Quote by Alan Perlis
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical. – Alan Perlis

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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. – Alan Perlis

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The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that. – John Sterling

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Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Dont just stand there, make it happen. – Lee Iacocca

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You cant stand for too many things. You cant use the bully pulpit for too many things. So, I promise you, every day, I am going to talk about jobs, spending, and education. – Meg Whitman

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The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn. – Alvin Toffler

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