The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak. -- J. B. Bossuet, Politics from Holy Writ, 1709

It is said that the real winner is the one who lives in today but able to see tomorrow. -- Juan Meng, Reviewing "The future of ideas" by Lawrence Lessig

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. -- Colin Powell

Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. -- Frederick P. Brooks, No Sliver Bullet.

A CS professor once explained recursion as follows: A child couldn't sleep, so her mother told her a story about a little frog, who couldn't sleep, so the frog's mother told her a story about a little bear, who couldn't sleep, so the bear's mother told her a story about a little weasel... who fell asleep. ...and the little bear fell asleep; ...and the little frog fell asleep; ...and the child fell asleep. -- everything2.com

Any fool can make the simple complex, only a smart person can make the complex simple. -- unknown

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing - that’s why we recommend it daily. ~Zig Ziglar

If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it. ~Kim Garst

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. ~Herman Melville

Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ~Theodore N. Vail