Functional programming is to algorithms as the ubiquitous little black dress is to women's fashion. -- Mark Tarver (of "The bipolar Lisp programmer" fame)

Remember, always be yourself ... unless you suck! -- Joss Whedon

Opportunities that present themselves to you are the consequence -- at least partially -- of being in the right place at the right time. They tend to present themselves when you're not expecting it -- and often when you are engaged in other activities that would seem to preclude you from pursuing them. And they come and go quickly -- if you don't jump all over an opportunity, someone else generally will and it will vanish. -- Marc Andreessen (http://blog.pmarca.com/)

It's like a condom; I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. -- some chick in Alien vs. Predator, when asked why she always carries a gun

I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind. -- Alan Kay

Give up control. You never really had it anyway. -- How to fail: 25 secrets learned through failure

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. ~Steve Jobs

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. –Beverly Sills

Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. ~Anonymous

If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it. ~Kim Garst