“Children have the unforgivable habit of growing up”

“Ni jedan život ne teče tako jednoliko i blago da ne bi jednom udario na nasip, da se jednom ne bi počeo vrtjeti u krugu ili da mu ljudi ne bi počeli bacati kamenje u bistru vodu. Svakome se, dakle, nešto događa - i moramo nastojati da nam voda ostane bistra kako bi se nebo i zemlja mogli u njoj ogledati.”

“C++ is designed to allow you to express ideas, but if you don't have ideas or don't have any clue about how to express them, C++ doesn't offer much help.”

“If you think it's simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.”

“I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone.”

“Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost.”

“Proof by analogy is fraud.”