Photography is painting with light. -- Eric Hamilton

C++ is like teenage sex: Everybody is talking about it all the time, only few are really doing it. -- unknown

It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years. -- John Von Neumann, circa 1949

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

Simplicity takes effort-- genius, even. -- Paul Graham

This challenge, viz. the confrontation with the programming task, is so unique that this novel experience can teach us a lot about ourselves. It should deepen our understanding of the processes of design and creation, it should give us better control over the task of organizing our thoughts. If it did not do so, to my taste we should no deserve the computer at all! It has allready taught us a few lessons, and the one I have chosen to stress in this talk is the following. We shall do a much better programming job, provided that we approach the task with a full appreciation of its tremenduous difficulty, provided that we stick to modest and elegant programming languages, provided that we respect the intrinsec limitations of the human mind and approach the task as Very Humble Programmers. -- E. W. Dijkstra, The humble programmer

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. –Grandma Moses

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.~ Anatole France

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. –Helen Keller

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals. ~Booker T. Washington