Aim For Brevity While Avoiding Jargon.

Thank Goodness We Don't Have Only Serious Problems, But Ridiculous Ones As Well.

In The Software Business There Are Many Enterprises For Which It Is Not Clear That Science Can Help Them; That Science Should Try Is Not Clear Either.

Many Mathematicians Derive Part Of Their Self-esteem By Feeling Themselves The Proud Heirs Of A Long Tradition Of Rational Thinking; I Am Afraid They Idealize Their Cultural Ancestors.

A Convincing Demonstration Of Correctness Being Impossible As Long As The Mechanism Is Regarded As A Black Box, Our Only Hope Lies In Not Regarding The Mechanism As A Black Box.

Several People Have Told Me That My Inability To Suffer Fools Gladly Is One Of My Main Weaknesses.