“Python is an experiment in how much freedom programmers need. Too much freedom and nobody can read another's code; too little and expressiveness is endangered.”— Guido van Rossum
“The string is a stark data structure and everywhere it is passed there is much duplication of process. It is a perfect vehicle for hiding information.”— Alan Perlis
“If you want to have a secure system, you have to write it from the beginning to be secure.”— Theo de Raadt
“I was really, really bad at C++. I would have liked to use Python, but I didn't have it on my server.”— Rasmus Lerdorf
“To get a computer to perform a task, it is necessary to tell it in all detail what to do.”— John McCarthy
“If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.”— Richard Stallman
“There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.”— Bjarne Stroustrup
“Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either a fool or a salesman.”— Bjarne Stroustrup
“The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.”— Bjarne Stroustrup
“Always write code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.”— Bjarne Stroustrup