Zitate und Sprüche von Bjarne Stroustrup

Dante: "[seeing a Confederate flag] What? Are you serious?"
Lila: "Newsflash, we're in deep Texas."

The stars at night, are big and bright,
deep in the heart of Texas,
The prairie sky is wide and high,
deep in the heart of Texas.

Of course, nobody I knew in East-Texas in 1989 cared about Newtonian Physics. The only Newtons they cared about were Wayne and Fig.

When a Texan gets knocked off a horse, he gets right back on. That is the second most important thing about bein' a Texan, right after thinkin' you're better than everybody else.

"Did you grow up in Texas?"
Meemaw: "Took my first bath in a ten-gallon hat."

Sheldon: "Texas, Oklahoma... what's the difference?"
Meemaw: "Hey, now, I think you might want to crack open your psychology textbook 'cause that there is crazy talk."

Amy: "Lino's reinventing Thanksgiving."
Zora: "Oh, good. 'Cause if there's anything Texans love, it's different sh-t."

Since you went away
I bet you missed your exit
And drove right on through the Lone Star state
There's a seat for you at the rodeo
And I've got every slow dance saved
Besides the Mexican food sucks north of here anyway

In Texas, it's football. In Georgia, football. There's an appreciation from the average person about football more than anywhere else. And we have that for basketball in New York. And we'll always have that in New York.

Lila: "So, Richter, why are you such a nihilist?"
Richter: "A what?"
Lila: "I mean, anyone who blasts diesel into the atmosphere like that, truly gives zero f-s about like anything."
Richter: "I'm a Texan. I don't like people telling me what to do. Especially smug, self-righteous, rich, city folk."

In Texas, we practically come out of the womb in jeans.

Football is to Texas what religion is to a priest.

Don't mess with Texas!

Texas has long been known as the nation's largest energy producer, but we are equally proud of our distinction as the nation's leading energy innovator.

You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.

I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part and discuss it only with consenting adults.

I never saw anything funnier than Texas politics.

When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well.

Computers may out-think us one day, but as long as people got feelings we'll be better than they are.

It was one thing to use computers as a tool, quite another to let them do your thinking for you.

Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them.

Supercomputers will achieve one human brain capacity by 2010, and personal computers will do so by about 2020.

Droids are not good or bad. They are neutral reflections of those who imprint them.

One of the most feared expressions in modern times is "The computer is down."

Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.

I don't have a phone. I refuse to be a slave to technology.

We live in a world where losing your iPhone is more dramatic than losing your virginity.

"I'll fix it up with Mum and Dad, then I'll call you. I know how to use a fellytone now."
"A telephone, Ron," said Hermione. "Honestly, you should take Muggle Studies next year."

Grace: "I had the phone put in. It's in the back."
Tommy: "If we knew someone else who had a phone, we could call them."

No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone… you answer it!

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning.

Tron: "If you are a User, then everything you've done has been according to a plan."
Flynn: "Ha! You wish! Well, you know what it was like. You just keep doin' what it looks like what you're supposed to be doin', no matter how crazy it seems."
Tron: "Well, that's the way it is for programs, yes."
Flynn: "I hate to disappoint you, pal, but most of the time, that's the way it is for Users too."

The programmers of tomorrow are the wizards of the future. You're going to look like you have magic powers compared to everybody else.

Computing lets people express their creativity and unlock solutions, and code is computing's universal language. All young people, including girls, deserve to be fluent in the language of the future.

I just use zeros and ones instead of words, 'cause words will let you down. But zeros and ones, never.

Mr. President, Ukraine did not "start" this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.