Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. -- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832)

Hire people smarter than you. Work with people smarter than you. Listen to them. Let them lead you. Take the blame for all failures, give away the credit for all successes. -- How to fail: 25 secrets learned through failure

It’s hard to grasp abstractions if you don’t understand what they’re abstracting away from. -- Nathan Weizenbaum

No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side. If you keep waiting, it will comme up. -- Randy Pausch

As builders and creators finding the perfect solution should not be our main goal. We should find the perfect problem. -- Isaac (blog comment)

Programmers are in a race with the Universe to create bigger and better idiot-proof programs, while the Universe is trying to create bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning. -- Rich Cook

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. –Zig Ziglar

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

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. –Confucius

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. ~Bill Gates