“Now, it's my belief that Python is a lot easier to write than C, C++, or Java. It's a lot more concise. It's a lot more readable.”— Guido van Rossum
“I decided to call it Python because I was a big fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus.”— Guido van Rossum
“The fate of Python is in the hands of the core developers, and that's a good thing.”— Guido van Rossum
“If you're talking about Java in particular, Python is about the best-kept secret in the world.”— Guido van Rossum
“Benevolent dictator for life... It gave me the ultimate power to settle arguments.”— Guido van Rossum
“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