C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off. Bjarne Stroustrup, FAQ: Did you really say that?, 1986
There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses. Bjarne Stroustrup, FAQ: Did you really say that?
A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street. Doug Linder
Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight. Bill Gates
Good, Fast, Cheap: Pick any two (you can't have all three).
Desconocido, RFC1925, The Fundamental Truths, 7a