Quotes from John Backus

I, myself, have had many failures and I've learned that if you are not failing a lot, you are probably not being as creative as you could be -you aren't stretching your imagination.

They don't like thinking in medical school. They memorize - that's all they want you to do. You must not think.

You need the willingness to fail all the time.

They don't like thinking in medical school. They memorize - that's all they want you to do. You must not think.

Much of my work has come from being lazy.