Quote #617
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
-- Arthur Koestler
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
-- Arthur Koestler
Related:
- The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.
Arthur... - Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.
Arthur... - God seems to have left the receiver off the hook.
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Arthur... - Scientists are peeping toms at the Keyhole of Eternity.
Arthur... - We cannot unthink unless we are insane.
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Arthur... - Quote #85
While clearing out my file cabinet, I uncovered the following,
which struck me as relevant to a lot of what goes on... - The wrong way always seems the more
reasonable... - If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck,
he surely meant us to stick it out. -- Arthur Koestler... - If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck,
he surely meant us to stick it out. Arthur...
From the same category:
- Quote #5
Here is a classic example of a language feature which combines danger to the
programmer with difficulty for the implementor.
C.A.R. Hoare, "Hints on programming language... - Quote #463
"I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity
of history."
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Lord Macaulay... - Quote #50
I cannot overemphasize the importance of good grammar.
What a crock. I could easily overemphasize the importance... - Quote #592
The job of formal methods is to elucidate the assumptions upon which formal
correctness depends.
Tony... - Quote #411
The "abort()" function is now called "choice()."
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from the "Politically Correct UNIX System VI Release...
