We have persistant objects, they're called files.
Ken Thompson

I am a very bottom-up thinker.
Ken Thompson

I wanted to separate data from programs, because data and instructions are very different.
Ken Thompson

If you want to go somewhere, goto is the best way to get there.
Ken Thompson

I am a programmer.
Ken Thompson

When in doubt, use brute force.
Ken Thompson

The average gardener probably knows little about what is going on in his or her garden.
Ken Thompson

One of my most productive days was throwing away 1000 lines of code.
Ken Thompson