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“Much of my work has come from being lazy. I didn't like writing programs, and so, when I was working on the IBM 701 (an early computer), writing programs for computing missile trajectories, I started work on a programming system to make it easier to write programs.”

Writing Easier Computer Program Programming Lazy Missiles Computing Trajectory Ibm Being Lazy

Author:John Backus

“It is easier to drive a stake through the heart of a blood-sucking vampire than to kill off a money-sucking and useless government program.”

Heart Government Blood Easier Program Vampire Useless Stakes Government Programs

Author:Cal Thomas

“Political systems must love poverty-they produce so much of it. Poor people make easier targets for a demagogue. No Mao or even Jiang Zemin is likely to arise on the New York Stock Exchange floor. And politicians in democracies benefit from destitution, too. The US has had a broad range of poverty programs for 30 years. Those programs have failed. Millions of people are still poor. And those people vote for politicians who favor keeping the poverty programs in place. There's a conspiracy theory in there somewhere.”

Source: Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics

“I'm a little bit too obsessed with the news. I find the news easier to follow than narrative entertainment programs.”

Littles Bits Easier Little Bit News Program Entertainment Narrative Obsessed

Author:Jon Stewart

“It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.”

Change Fit Easier Computer Program Vices Programming Vice Versa Computer Programming Computer Software Specifications

Author:Alan Perlis

“A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program in than some that do”

Language Easier Computer Program Simplicity Programming Software Programmers Programming Languages Software Design Computer Programmers Simplicity In Design Programming Funny

Author:Dennis Ritchie