"Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand."
— Martin Fowler

"The only way to go fast is to go well."
— Donald Knuth

"Clean code always looks like it was written by someone who cares."
— Robert C. Martin

"Talk is cheap. Show me the code."
— Linus Torvalds

"Good software, like wine, takes time."
— Steve McConnell

"I’m not a great programmer; I’m just a good programmer with great habits."
— Kent Beck

"There are only two kinds of programming languages: those people always bitch about and those nobody uses."
— Bjarne Stroustrup

"In a world of possibilities, we have to make choices, and those choices can lead to excellence."
— Peter Norvig

"Code is read much more than it is written."
— Guido van Rossum

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
— James Gosling

"That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal; as time will show."
— Ada Lovelace

"Programming is not about typing, it's about thinking."
— Marijn Haverbeke

"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning."
— Bill Gates

"The best way to get a good idea is to have a lot of ideas."
— Jeff Atwood

"A programming language is a tool that has a direct impact on your productivity."
— Martin Odersky

"The most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing."
— Chris Pine

"It’s not the tool you use, but how you use it that makes the difference."
— Ron Jeffries