The best way to get a project done faster is to start sooner.

让项目更快完成的最好方法是尽早开始。

The most important property of a program is whether it accomplishes the intention of its user.

程序最重要的属性是它是否实现了用户的意图。

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

预测未来的最好方法就是发明它。

The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.

软件开发中最重要的一个方面是明确你要构建什么。

The greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not working to working.

最大的性能改进是当系统从不能工作到能工作的时候。

The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done this way.'

语言中最具破坏性的一句话是：“我们一直都是这样做的。”

The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state.

最好的性能改进是从非工作状态到工作状态的转变。

The complexity of software is an essential property, not an accidental one.

软件的复杂性是一个本质属性，而不是偶然的。

The key to performance is elegance, not battalions of special cases.

性能的关键在于优雅，而不是大量的特殊情况。

The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.

编程语言中最重要的东西是名字。没有好名字的语言不会成功。我最近发明了一个非常好的名字，现在正在寻找一种合适的语言。