Saying that Java is nice because it works on all OSes is like saying that anal sex is nice because it works on all genders. -- Alanna

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. -- Thomas Jefferson

If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution. -- Robert Sewell

Why teach drawing to accountants? Because drawing class doesn't just teach people to draw. It teaches them to be more observant. There's no company on earth that wouldn't benefit from having people become more observant. -- Randy S. Nelson (dean of Pixar University)

I think that a lot of programmers are ignoring an important point when people talk about reducing code repetition on large projects. Part of the idea is that large projects are intrinsically *wrong*. That you should be looking at making a number of smaller projects that are composable, even if you never end up reusing one of those smaller projects elsewhere. -- Dan Nugent

Humans differ from animals to the degree that they are not merely an end result of their conditioning, but are able to reflect on their experiences and strategies, and apply insight to make changes in the way they live to modify the outcome. -- SlideTrombone (comment on "Programming can ruin your life")

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~Vidal Sassoon

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. –Bill Cosby

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. –Steve Jobs

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. –Alice Walker