One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that–lacking zero–they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs. -- Robert Firth

In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? -- David (Psalm 56:4)

We control complexity by building abstractions that hide details when appropriate. We control complexity by establishing conventional interfaces that enable us to construct systems by combining standard, well-understood pieces in a ``mix and match'' way. We control complexity by establishing new languages for describing a design, each of which emphasizes particular aspects of the design and deemphasizes others. -- Alan J. Perlis

If something isn’t working, you need to look back and figure out what got you excited in the first place. -- David Gorman (ImThere.com)

Attitude is no substitute for competence. -- Eric S. Raymond, How to become a hacker

For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. -- Aristotle.

If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. –Tony Robbins

Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value. ~Albert Einstein

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. ~Margaret Thatcher

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. ~Margaret Thatcher