Henry Spencer quotes

Henry Spencer quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Unix Quotes
“To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a design committee of bureaucrats.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Design Quotes #Politics Quotes #Committees Quotes
“Belief is no substitute for arithmetic.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Science Quotes #Belief Quotes #Arithmetic Quotes
“MS-DOS isn't dead, it just smells that way.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Technology Quotes #Smell Quotes #Way Quotes
“Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Democracy Quotes #Tick Quotes #Insects Quotes
“Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI using Roman numerals.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Squares Quotes #Roots Quotes #Programming Quotes
“If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Revenge Quotes #Lying Quotes
“A bit of tolerance is worth a megabyte of flamming.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Tolerance Quotes #Bits Quotes
“C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Example Quotes #Effects Quotes
“If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me and my doings than faraway bullies sitting in offices in Washington, and can oppress me far more effectively.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Office Quotes #Bully Quotes #Sitting Quotes
“Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, greed works much better.”
-- Henry Spencer

#Greed Quotes #Want Quotes #Results Quotes

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