Definition of an Expert

By John Bowen, 12 September, 2008

This definition was categorized as 'cynical', but it looks pretty honest to me...

My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.
--P. J. Plauger, Computer Language, March 1983

Found on the Quotations Page.

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