"If I have seen farther than others, it is because I am surrounded by dwarves."
-- Murray Gell-Mann

"In the sciences, we are now uniquely privileged to sit side by side with the giants on whose shoulders we stand."
-- Gerald Holton

"If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders."
-- Hal Abelson

"In computer science, we stand on each other's feet."
-- Brian K. Reid