[blast]

Wirth must have adopted the quote (how could he not), but it actually goes back to a clever line by someone introducing him at a conference.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38858993

[dvaun]

What conference was it? Edit: Nvm, saw your other comment[0].

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38858993