Simplicity and pragmatism beat complexity and theory any day. -- Dennis (blog comment)

State is the root of all evil. In particular functions with side effects should be avoided. -- OO Sucks (bluetail.com)

Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot. -- Eric S. Raymond

640K ought to be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates, 1981

Resume writing is just like dating, or applying for a bank loan, in that nobody wants you if you're desperate. -- Steve Yegge.

Never do the impossible. People will expect you to do it forever after. -- pigsandfishes.com

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

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. –Booker T. Washington

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. –John Lennon

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