"Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated."

"My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers."

"Nevertheless, I consider OOP as an aspect of programming in the large that is, as an aspect that logically follows programming in the small and requires sound knowledge of procedural programming."

"In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever."

"Well tended garden is better than a neglected wood lot."

"I always imagined I could be what I wanted to be."

"Energy directed with unwavering focus can bend the arc of destiny. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"People are familiar with 'the stick' of the Tea Party... challenging incumbents, flooding the phone lines. What they're not so much familiar with, and what I want to expand, is 'the carrot.' So when a Mitch McConnell, or when a Republican caucus stands firm... we have to reward them."