I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ: Did you really say that?. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.

There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.

People who think they know everything really annoy those of us who know we don't.

Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.