Famous Quotes

"It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical."

Alan Perlis on Learning

More quotes about Learning

• "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

  Maya Angelou on Learning

• "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."

  Albert Einstein on Learning

• "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Learning

• "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

  Mahatma Gandhi on Learning

• "Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored."

  Earl Nightingale on Learning

More quotes by Alan Perlis

• "You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN."

• "In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'."

• "If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan."

• "It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical."

• "A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God."