But what is it good for? -- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, commenting on the microchip, 1968

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. -- Goethe

Remember: you are alone. Every time you can get help from someone, it is an opportunity: you should eagerly size it. But then, promptly return to normal mode: you are alone and you must be prepared to solve every problem yourself. -- Eric KEDJI

Hence my urgent advice to all of you to reject the morals of the bestseller society and to find, to start with, your reward in your own fun. This is quite feasible, for the challenge of simplification is so fascinating that, if we do our job properly, we shall have the greatest fun in the world. -- E. W. Dijkstra, On the nature of computing science.

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

The best thing about a boolean is even if you are wrong, you are only off by a bit. -- Anonymous

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all. ~Dale Carnegie

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. –Mark Twain

I would rather die of passion than of boredom. –Vincent van Gogh

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ~John R. Wooden