“Programmers waste enormous amounts of time thinking about, or worrying about, the speed of noncritical parts of their programs, and these attempts at efficiency actually have a strong negative impact when debugging and maintenance are considered. We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3%.” ThinkingShouldEvilOpportunityStrongForgetWorryAmountWasteNegativeProgramRootsImpactCriticalSpeedEnormousEfficiencyProgrammersMaintenancePrematureOptimizationDebugging Author:Donald Knuth
“Charters give public school teachers the flexibility to design programs to the individual student needs. They no longer have to go to a distant bureaucracy to ask for permission. By being allowed to make their own decisions the teachers are able to create strong partnerships with parents.” NeedsGivingAbleSchoolAsksIndividualStrongParentDecisionTeacherDesignStudentsProgramPartnershipPermissionBureaucracyFlexibilityPublic SchoolCharterSchool Teachers Author:Gary Larson
“Iran's strong logic and firm diplomacy is the guideline for all government officials in negotiations on country's peaceful nuclear program with foreigners, quite resolutely.” CountryGovernmentStrongProgramLogicNuclearPeacefulFirmOfficialsIranNegotiationDiplomacyForeignersGuidelinesGovernment Officials Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“To the best of my knowledge, every acute inpatient ward offers some inpatient group therapy experience. Indeed, the evidence supporting the efficacy of group therapy, and the prevailing sentiment of the mental health profession, are sufficiently strong that it would be difficult to defend the adequacy of the inpatient unit that attempted to operate without a small group program.” Would BeStrongDifficultGroupsOffersEvidenceProgramMental HealthProfessionTherapySentimentsUnitsPrevailingSmall GroupsEfficacyAdequacyGroup Therapy Book:Inpatient Group Psychotherapy Source: Inpatient Group Psychotherapy
“This is not to say that the government should confiscate from the "haves" and bestow upon the "have-nots", beyond the requirements of a compassionate welfare program to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves. Far from it. But it is to say that our duty is to foster a strong, vibrant wealth-producing economy which operates in such a way that new additions to wealth accrue to those who presently have little or no ownership stake in their country.” WayShouldLittlesCountryGovernmentPoliticsStrongWealthEconomyDutyProgramWelfareLiberalismCompassionateStakesOwnershipRequirementsWelfare Programs Author:Ronald Reagan
“Dear God, Please teach me to forgive myself and others. Remove the walls that keep love out, behind which I am a prisoner. Heal my guilt and remove my anger, that I might be reborn. Make gentle my heart and strong my spirit and show me how to love. Please show me how to honor myself. Please teach me how to listen to myself. "Please program my mind to know itself, that I might at last be free. Teach me to appreciate your spirit that lives within me. Show me how to be good to myself, that I might know more fully the goodness of life. Amen” KnowsMindHeartShowsMightLastsSpiritStrongBehindsTeachWallMy HeartHonorPleaseGoodnessProgramAppreciateForgivingGuiltDearBe GoodHealGentleRemovePrisonerShow MeAmenRebornHow To LoveDear GodAppreciate You Author:Marianne Williamson
“In his second term, [Ronald] Reagan completed the work of his first term - the rich got really rich, everything was deregulated, advocacy programs were quashed, the Savings and Loan program was trashed, the deficit was tripled, unions were busted, Housing and Urban Developing was in shambles, banks were closing, the military got lots of new toys, the religious right was strong, and AIDS was ignored.” FirstsStrongTermReligiousRichMilitaryProgramUnionsAidsSavingDevelopingToysUrbanIgnoredDeficitHousingLoanClosingSavingsAdvocacyBustedShamblesNew Toys Author:Kate Clinton
“...when we are going through the aftereffects of a bad jolt in loss of money or pride--and both are closely connected--we should get off to ourselves, make an honest appraisal of our shortcomings, and try to find our weak spots and bolster them up before starting in again. First on the program we should figure out a plan to eat. The money we have lost is a small matter; if we can keep our pride and strong faith in ourselves the battle ahead is half won before we start.” IfsShouldTryingFirstsMatterLostStrongLossHalfPlansHonestFiguresFailurePrideBattleProgramWeakPerseveranceStartingConnectedSpotsShortcomingsAppraisalStrong FaithWeak Spots Author:Sue Sanders
“It would be naïve to suggest the Iranian regime will not continue to use its nuclear program, and any economic relief, to further destabilize the region, in the weeks ahead, Republicans and Democrats in Congress will continue to press the Obama administration on the details of these parameters and the tough questions that remain unanswered. We will stand strong on behalf of the American people and everyone in the Middle East who values freedom, security, and peace.” PeopleUseWould BeValuesStrongPeaceFreedomWeekEconomicMiddleSecurityRepublicanToughProgramPressesDemocratCongressDetailsEastNuclearAdministrationReliefRegionsRegimesMiddle EastBehalfIranianParametersUnansweredStand StrongTough Questions Author:John Boehner
“We have to develop a strong economic message which says every American is entitled to health care through a national health care program. And we're not going to allow these large corporations to push through trade agreements which allow them to throw Americans out on the street and run to China.” CareRunningStrongEconomicStreetsMessagesProgramTradeChinaHealth CareCorporationsAgreementEntitledTrade Agreements Author:Bernie Sanders
“I am impressed by the positive and insightful feedback we have received from Canadians across the country and again this morning in Brampton. The input received during the pre-budget consultation process is invaluable to our Government, as we move forward in keeping Canada's economy strong. That means keeping taxes low while investing in programs and services that are important to Canadians and their families.” MeanImportantCountryGovernmentMovingStrongProcessMorningEconomyTaxesLowsProgramInvestingMoving ForwardBudgetsCanadaInsightfulImpressedFeedbackInputInvaluableConsultation Author:Kevin Sorenson
“We shall have a race of men who are strong on telemetry and space communications but who cannot read anything but a blueprint or write anything but a computer program.” MenWritingStrongSpaceRaceCommunicationComputerProgramBlueprints Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“This fear factor, this war driver is a very strong one and it's been with the species ever since the beginning and it motivated the Great Wall of China. War can be aggressive or defensive, right? So it motivated the Great Wall of China. Our space program was reactive to Russia.” WarStrongSpaceWallProgramSpeciesChinaRussiaFactorsDriversMotivatedAggressiveVery StrongSpace ProgramGreat WallGreat Wall Of China Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“President Trump and I have a common goal - that is the complete dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. In the process of working toward that common goal, the friendship and trust between the two of us will be very important. I hope we will be able to show the world that the collaboration between our two countries is strong and will continue to grow stronger.” WorldImportantCountryStrongGoalPresidentCommonProgramStrongerCollaborationNorth KoreaKorean Author:Moon Jae-in
“Free enterprise has done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class, to help educate our kids, and to make our lives better than all the programs of government combined.” PeopleDoneHelpingGovernmentKidsStrongClassPovertyOur LivesMiddleProgramLiftsEnterpriseMiddle ClassEducateFree Enterprise Author:Mitt Romney
“Having a moment of clarity was one thing; I'd had moments like that before. It had to be followed with a dedicated push of daily exercise. It's a trite axiom, but practice DOES make perfect. If you want to be a strong swimmer or an accomplished musician, you have to practice. It's the same with sobriety, though the stakes are higher. If you don't practice your program every day, you're putting yourself in a position where you could fly out of the orbit one more time.” IfsWantDoeMomentsInspirationStrongPerfectPracticeOne ThingPositionHigherExerciseDrugMusicianProgramClarityAccomplishedMore TimeStakesDedicatedSobrietyAxiomsDrug AddictionOrbitSwimmerMoments Of ClarityDaily Exercise Author:Anthony Kiedis
“How can it be, in a country as strong and rich as this one, that tens of thousands of Americans who need legal representation are turned away every year because their government won't support the very program designed to help them?” NeedsYearsCountryHelpingGovernmentStrongJusticeSupportRichProgramRepresentation Author:Ron Wyden
“It is the government's strong desire to empower this fabric, this social fabric of our society where faith-based programs large and small feel empowered, encouraged, and welcomed into changing lives.” FeelsGovernmentDesireFaithStrongSocialProgramLife ChangingEmpoweringOur SocietyFabricEmpoweredFaith BasedStrong Desire Author:George W. Bush
“Alternatively, suppose Qaddafi winds up hanging from a lamppost in his favorite party dress. If you're a Third World dictator, what lessons would you draw? Qaddafi was the thug who came in from the cold, the one who (in the wake of Saddam's fall) renounced his nuclear program and was supposedly rehabilitated in the chancelleries of the West. He was a strong partner in the war on terrorism, according to U.S. diplomats. And what did Washington do? They overthrew him anyway.” IfsWorldWarPoliticalFallStrongPartyWindColdLessonsDrawsProgramThirdsDressesWestTerrorismNuclearPartnersDictatorSaddamThird WorldWar On TerrorThugDiplomatsWar On Terrorism Author:Mark Steyn