Bjarne Stroustrup Quotes

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg.

C++ is designed to allow you to express ideas, but if you don't have ideas or don't have any clue about how to express them, C++ doesn't offer much help.

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.

It's easy to win forgiveness for being wrong; being right is what gets you into real trouble.

If you think it's simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.

Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good

The standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel.