Optimization Hinders Evolution.

A Programming Language Is Low Level When Its Programs Require Attention To The Irrelevant.

Because Of Its Vitality, The Computing Field Is Always In Desperate Need Of New Cliches: Banality Soothes Our Nerves.

Every Reader Should Ask Himself Periodically “toward What End, Toward What End?”—but Do Not Ask It Too Often Lest You Pass Up The Fun Of Programming For The Constipation Of Bittersweet Philosophy.

A Good Programming Language Is A Conceptual Universe For Thinking About Programming.

A Lisp Programmer Knows The Value Of Everything, But The Cost Of Nothing.