Philosophy Quotes

"Philosophy teaches you to question your assumptions, which every developer should do."

"Philosophy asks 'why'—something every engineer should constantly do."

"I believe strongly in the principle that technology should serve humanity, not the reverse."

"The philosophical question isn't whether we can build something, but whether we should."

"The Web is a reflection of our values and beliefs."

"Practicality beats purity."

"There should be one way to do it, preferably only one way."

"Functions should do one thing well."

"Philosophy questions everything we think we know."

"Character is what determines who we are, in programming and in life."

"Philosophy helps us ask better questions."

"The rise of wages does not necessarily lead to the fall of profits, but merely to the redistribution of wealth."

"The value of a commodity is determined by the quantity of labour required to produce it."

"Rent arises not from the absolute power of the earth to produce, but from its relative power."

"The tendency of profits to decline is a fundamental law of political economy."

"The principle of utility is the foundation of moral and political economy."

"The labour theory of value explains the relative, not absolute, prices of commodities."

"The principle of self-interest, when regulated by law, produces social harmony."

"Natural prices are the central prices around which market prices fluctuate."

"Prices serve as signals that guide the allocation of resources in an economy."

"The growth of population must be accompanied by growth in productive capacity."

"Philosophy asks the questions that science answers."

"Philosophy begins with wonder."

"The most reliable computer systems are those designed with an understanding of human limitations."

"Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost."

"We shape our structures and then our structures shape us."

"A language is not just for writing programs; it is a tool for thinking about programs."

"The fundamental problem is that we have not yet learned to think in a fundamentally new way."

"The tools we use have a profound and devious influence on our thinking habits and eventually on our broad world outlook."

"I believe that the language we use affects the way we think."