Philip Greenspun Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Philip Greenspun:

Pilots enjoy the fun and challenge of handling the fancy machine.
~Philip Greenspun


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An unmarried adult who cannot navigate the welfare system has no choice but to work, but a married working parent is constantly evaluating the relative merits of staying home with the kids versus bringing home that second paycheck.
~Philip Greenspun


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We’re not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.
~Philip Greenspun


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The real challenge of being a flight attendant is getting people out. The training requires that they demonstrate they can evacuate an aircraft within 90 seconds, but of course, a lot of stuff that is easy to do in training turns out to be tough in practice.
~Philip Greenspun


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Even the lamest page can be saved by collaboration.
~Philip Greenspun


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If I’d had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But I didn’t so I slapped it up on the Web.
~Philip Greenspun


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