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The question of whether a computer can think is no more interestin

The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim. – Edsger Dijkstra

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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure. – Edsger Dijkstra

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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

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Swimming: From the outside looking in, you can’t understand it. From the inside looking out, you can’t explain it. – Author Unknown

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Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream. – Author Unknown

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Breaststroke is an athletic event; butterfly is a political statement. – Paul Tsongas

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On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson

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