Quotes by Python Americans like to think 'Python' is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that. Eric Idle pythonpeoplethinking Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand. You might make an obscure reference to Monty Python or Iron Eagle that only some people will get, but if they do it conveys a world of meaning. Ernest Cline ironeaglespython Monty Python: A documentary series on everyday life in Great Britain. Frank Portman documentarieseverydaypython I just don't know when we all decided that if it doesn't fit in a Happy Meal box, it's not for kids. I remember flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz, and I grew up watching Monty Python. I think that kids can handle a lot more than we give them credit for, especially when it comes to the absurd. Gore Verbinski pythonkidsthinking Python is an experiment in how much freedom programmers need. Too much freedom and nobody can read another's code; too little and expressiveness is endangered. Guido van Rossum too-muchpythonlittles If you're talking about Java in particular, Python is about the best fit you can get amongst all the other languages. Yet the funny thing is, from a language point of view, JavaScript has a lot in common with Python, but it is sort of a restricted subset. Guido van Rossum pythonviewstalking Modern programs must handle Unicode —Python has excellent support for Unicode, and will keep getting better. Guido van Rossum get-bettersupportpython Now, it's my belief that Python is a lot easier than to teach to students programming and teach them C or C++ or Java at the same time because all the details of the languages are so much harder. Other scripting languages really don't work very well there either. Guido van Rossum javadetailspython My own perception of that is somewhat colored by where people ask my advice, which is still, of course, about changes to Python internals or at least standard libraries. Guido van Rossum pythonadvicepeople In my daily work, I work on very large, complex, distributed systems built out of many Python modules and packages. The focus is very similar to what you find, for example, in Java and, in general, in systems programming languages. Guido van Rossum focuspythonexample Mark Hammond is working in this area, with Windows Scripting Host. It is definitely an area where Python fits almost perfectly. That's quite independent from Java, actually. Guido van Rossum javaindependentpython This thought-provoking novel portrays the absurdity of our overbearing government bureaucracy with a story that is entertaining and fast-paced. The Taxman Cometh will become part of our national dialogue about taxes and freedom. And it’s funny as hell. Author Jim Greenfield is a cross between Ayn Rand and Monty Python. If enough people read this hilarious ‘man versus state’ book, the IRS will be put out of business, which is okay with me. Grover Norquist pythonmenbook Dada was given the Venus of Milo a clyster and has allowed the Laocoön and his sons to rest awhile, after thousands of years of struggle with the good sausage Python. The philosophers are of less use to Dada than an old toothbrush, and it leaves them on the scrap heap for the great leaders of the world. Hans Arp pythonstruggleson I prefer the finesse of French humour. English humour is more scathing, more cruel, as illustrated by Monty Python and Little Britain. Helen Mirren finessepythonlittles Whatcha gunna do when Hulkamanina and my 24 pythons run wild on you?!?!?!!? Hulk Hogan pythonrunningwrestling I've never been in a situation where I had to run for my life, but I've been bitten by a lot of poisonous snakes where it was fairly painful. Pythons of size have a lot of teeth in that mouth, it's a painful bite and those wounds get infected fairly easily. I've got snake wounds from these animals that have lasted quite a while where it'll ache for several days. Having said that, I've been lucky; it's not like I'm looking for trouble with these animals either. It's not an envelope I'm willing to push. Henry Rollins pythonrunninganimal I love 'Monty Python,' 'Black Adder,' 'Fawlty Towers'. I'm a huge fan of British comedy. Isla Fisher blackpythonfans Marriage is the flimsiest weapon against desire. You may as well take a pop-gun to a python. Jeanette Winterson marriagepythongun The other guys, all they have to do is use their big butts and big python arms to hit homers. Me, I'm the little guy in the group. People always root for the little guy. Ken Griffey, Jr. pythonrootspeople Monty Python is like catnip for nerds. Once you get them started quoting it, they are constitutionally incapable of feeling depressed. Kevin Hearne nerdpythonfeelings«1234»
