Edsger W. Dijkstra in his 1972 Turing Award lecture said, "With a few very basic principles at its foundation, it has shown a remarkable stability.
Edsger Dajkstra je na dodeli Tjuringove nagrade 1972. godine rekao: "Sa nekoliko osnovnih principa svog zasnivanja, on (LISP) je pokazao izuzetnu stabilnost.