Revolutions come from standing on the shoulders of giants and facing in a better direction. -- Alan Kay

Sometimes a man with too broad a perspective reveals himself as having no real perspective at all. A man who tries too hard to see every side may be a man who is trying to avoid choosing any side. A man who tries too hard to seek a deeper truth may be trying to hide from the truth he already knows. That is not a sign of intellectual sophistication and "great thinking". It is a demonstration of moral degeneracy and cowardice. -- Steven Den Beste

- Gbi de fer - Howa! - On va en France - Non, je vais pas! - Pourquoi? - Parce ki y a pas agouti là-bas! -- Gbi de fer

The best programmers are not marginally better than merely good ones. They are an order-of-magnitude better, measured by whatever standard: conceptual creativity, speed, ingenuity of design, or problem-solving ability. -- Randall E. Stross

An expert is, according to my working definition "someone who doesn't need to look up answers to easy questions". -- Eric Lippert.

C and Lisp stand at opposite ends of the spectrum; they're each great at what the other one sucks at. -- Steve Yegge, Tour de Babel.

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing - that’s why we recommend it daily. ~Zig Ziglar

If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on. –Sheryl Sandberg

If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary. ~Jim Rohn

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. –Rosa Parks