Quotes About Efficiency

The argument against recursive procedures was always an efficiency argument: non-re-entrant code could be executed so much more efficiently. But with the advent of multiprogramming another need for felxible storage allocation has emerged. And if there are still machines in which the use of recursive routines is punished by too heavy a penalty, then I would venture the opinion that the structure of such a machine should now be called somewhat old-fashioned.

No hay en toda la Tierra gente más aficionada al trabajo que los catalanes. Si supieran hacer algo, se harían los amos del mundo.

Technology adds a new dimension to the process by providing modern despots with instruments far more efficient than any available to their classical counterparts.

Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.

The human mind has never invented a labor-saving machine equal to algebra.

Stronger than dirt.

Intel inside.

As far as I'm concerned, progress peaked with frozen pizza.

Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success.

To kill time, a committee meeting is the perfect weapon.

We are too busy mopping the floor to turn off the faucet.

Time is of the essence.

The sooner I fall behind, the more time I have to catch up.

If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done.

Be not overwise in doing thy business.

Ultimate office automation — networked coffee machines.

The only good thing about punctuality is that it usually gets you an apology.

Microsoft, where quality is job 1.1.

The Internet is the most powerful magnifier of slack ever invented.

People that are organized are just too lazy to get up and look for it.

No scrap of paper bigger than my smallest punch shall be thrown away.

Software is slowing faster than hardware is accelerating.

Sewing forever, housework whenever.

It is not how busy you are, but why you are busy — the bee is praised, the mosquito is swatted.