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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.

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To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
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Become Level Low Machine Understand Program
One can’t proceed from the informal to the formal by formal means.
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Formal Informal Mean Proceed
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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Complexity Follow Precede Simplicity
Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one for which it was written and another for which it wasn’t.
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Every Program Purpose Two Written
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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Against Children Education Go Grain Modern Program Teach
If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up.
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Explain Head Listener Nod Program Wake
Learning French is trivial: the word for horse is cheval, and everything else follows in the same way.
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Cheval Everything Follow Horse Language Learn Same Trivial Way Word
A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
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Cost Everything Know Lips Nothing Program
When someone says, “I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done,” give him a lollipop.
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Done Language Lolipop Need Only Programme Say Someone
The best book on programming for the layman is Alice in Wonderland, but that’s because it’s the best book on anything for the layman.
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Anything Best Book Layman People Wonderland
There is no such thing as a free variable.
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One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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Another Constant Man Variable
I think that it’s extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing.
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Compute Computer Extraordinary Fun Important Science Think
Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
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Alternation Important Life Lovely Matter More Movement Picture Seek View
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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Artificial Believe Enough God Intelligence Spent
You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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Hard Improve Problem Solve Word Wrong

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