#you

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan. ↗

— Alan Perlis

#computer #english #japan #made #probably

You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN. ↗

— Alan Perlis

#continuing #his #measure #noting #perspective

I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#day #education #else #every #every day

A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#capability #much #nothing #over #over it

For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#before #burned #child #child prodigy #even

I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#conductor #every #feel #i #instantaneously

I feel that you always pay when you are a child. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#child #feel #i #i feel #pay

I love to work with young kids. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#i love #kids #love #work #young

I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#conducting #different #different perspectives #doing #each

Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#kids #mouth #sometimes #things #wonderful