La tactique, c'est ce que vous faites quand il y a quelque chose à faire; la stratégie, c'est ce que vous faites quand il n'y a rien à faire. -- Xavier Tartacover

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. -- author unknown (quoted in `Robust Systems', Gerald Jay Suseman)

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. -- Albert Einstein

If there is a will, there is a way. -- unknown

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex, intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple, stupid behavior. -- Dee Hock, Birth of the Chaordic Age

Premature abstraction is an equally grevious sin as premature optimization. -- Keith Devens

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. ~George Bernard Shaw

Fall seven times and stand up eight. –Japanese Proverb

Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. –Dalai Lama

I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong. –Benjamin Franklin