Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Dickens

Accidents will occur in the best regulated families.

Charles Soule

I'm always experimenting and trying different things. That's what keeps it fun and encourages growth.

Charles Stross

I'm trapped in a fun-house mirror reflection of a historical society where everyone was crazy by default, driven mad by irrational laws and meaningless customs.

Charles Stross

Starships are all work and no fun.

Alan Watts

They are enlightened who join in this play knowing it as play, for people suffer only because they take as serious what the gods made for fun.

Alan Perlis

Every reader should ask himself periodically “Toward what end, toward what end?”—but do not ask it too often lest you pass up the fun of programming for the constipation of bittersweet philosophy.

Alan Perlis

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.

Alan Perlis

I think that it's extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing. When it started out, it was an awful lot of fun. Of course, the paying customers got shafted every now and then, and after a while we began to take their complaints seriously. We began to feel as if we really were responsible for the successful, error-free perfect use of these machines. I don't think we are. I think we're responsible for stretching them, setting them off in new directions, and keeping fun in the house. I hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.

Alan Perlis

When someone says, "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done," give him a lollipop.

Alan Perlis

Learning French is trivial: the word for horse is cheval, and everything else follows in the same way.

Alan Beck

What is a husband? He is the one who, with a touch, can bring back the starlight and glow of years long ago. At least he hopes he can - don't disappoint him.

Alan Cooper

Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology. There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.

Alan Bradley

I had thought for years, probably 30 or 40 years, that it would be a lot of fun to try my hand at a classic English mystery novel... I love that form very much because the reader is so familiar with all of the types of characters that are in there that they already identify with the book.

Alan Bennett

Clichés can be quite fun. That's how they got to be clichés.

Alan Bennett

Had your forefathers, Wigglesworth, been as stupid as you are, the human race would never have succeeded in procreating itself.

Alain Prost

You want to have fun but you also want to work well. Sometimes I was quite happy at Ferrari, because we would have fun, but then they could not stop having fun and go back to the real work.

Alan Arkin

I don't love the business. I never wanted to be a part of it. I don't think any actor does. Most of the time, I've been really fortunate to work with people who are really fun to work with. It doesn't mean we don't take it seriously, but no one is under the delusion (that we're) bringing world peace.

Alan Alda

I'm in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good lawsuit. It's fun.

Alan Alda

I have thought about punching people out. Sometimes, I've thought, 'Why don't I just act on that impulse?' But then, I've never hit anybody in anger. Hey! I've never hit anybody for fun.

Alan Alda

It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character.

Alan Alda

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

Al McGuire

The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

Akshay Kumar

I like comedy when its mixed with action, it's just so much fun to do comedy with a bit of action, its fun to watch and also so much fun to do.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

Christ calls us to carry the Cross; churches call us to have fun in His name.

Chris Cleave

Studying psychology is fun because you're always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind the story.

Chris Colfer

Cast parties are a lot of fun!

Chris Colfer

I was made fun of a lot in high school because of the way I sound and the way I was.

Chris Colfer

I do all kind of fun things when I'm unconscious.

Chris Cain

Conservatively, I am saying that social networking has made being in a band more fun, but not necessarily changed how the business works.

Chris Bosh

I want to bring that childlike approach every night - just go out there and have fun. I want to play like a kid, for fun but with intensity. Play to win.

Chris Brown

Haters keep on hating, cause somebody's gotta do it.

Chloe Grace Moretz

Of all the characters I've played, I relate the most to Isabel in Hugo. She's so adventurous and fun. She just loves reading books and those are her adventures. Isabel is a heightened version of my personality.

Chloe Grace Moretz

I'm not up for violence, just for fun.