There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around.
“I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.”
“Indeed I did not stand as a beggar at the Parliament door, for I never was at the Parliament-House, nor stood I ever at the door as I do know or can remember; not as a petitioner I am sure.”