Heureux l'étudiant qui comme la Rivière peut suivre son cours sans quitter son lit... -- Sebastien, sur commentcamarche.net

It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission. -- Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Hopper

Lisp programmers know the value of everything but the cost of nothing. -- Alan J. Perlis

Actually, the essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty. Satisfaction lies in mindful repetition, the discovery of endless richness in subtle variations on familiar themes. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. -- Mark Twain

Humans aren't rational -- they rationalize. And I don't just mean "some of them" or "other people". I'm talking about everyone. We have a "logic engine" in our brains, but for the most part, it's not the one in the driver's seat -- instead it operates after the fact, generating rationalizations and excuses for our behavior. -- Paul Buchheit

15.Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. –Charles Swindoll

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. ~Audre Lorde

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. –Dalai Lama

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. –Farrah Gray