Lisp is a programmable programming language. -- John Foderaro

Abstraction is a form of data compression: absolutely necessary, because human short-term memory is so small, but the critically important aspect of abstraction is the algorithm that gets you from the name back to the "uncompressed" details. -- Bruce Wilder (blog post comment)

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies, The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. -- C.S. Lewis

Code is poetry. -- wordpress.org

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. -- Colin Powell

Mastering isn’t a survival instinct; it’s an urge to excel. Mastering is one of the experiences that delineates us from animals. It is striving to be more tomorrow than we are today; to perfectly pitch the ball over home plate; to craft the perfect sentence in an article; to open the oven and feel the warm, richly-scented cloud telling you dinner is going to be absolutely extraordinary. We humans crave perfection, to be masters of our domain, to distinguish ourselves by sheer skill and prowess. -- Joesgoals.com

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, “I’m possible!” –Audrey Hepburn

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing. ~Martha Stewart

To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like. ~Mike Gafka

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. ~Thomas Jefferson