Computers can now keep a man's every transgression recorded in a permanent memory bank, duplicating with complex programming and intricate wiring a feat his wife handles quite well without fuss or fanfare

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.

If you've never programmed a computer, you should. There's nothing like it in the whole world. When you program a computer, it does exactly what you tell it to do. It's like designing a machine — any machine, like a car, like a faucet, like a gas-hinge for a door — using math and instructions. It's awesome in the truest sense: it can fill you with awe.

Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address.

He who laughs last has planned to tell the story first.

Imagination is something that sits up with Dad and Mom the first time their teenager stays out late.