If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger. -- Frank Lloyd Wright

What I didn't understand was that the value of some new acquisition wasn't the difference between its retail price and what I paid for it. It was the value I derived from it. Stuff is an extremely illiquid asset. Unless you have some plan for selling that valuable thing you got so cheaply, what difference does it make what it's "worth?" The only way you're ever going to extract any value from it is to use it. And if you don't have any immediate use for it, you probably never will. -- Paul Graham

In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. -- Albert Einstein

An expert is, according to my working definition "someone who doesn't need to look up answers to easy questions". -- Eric Lippert.

Are you willing to wear your white belt? -- George Leonard, Mastery.

Windows NT addresses 2 Gigabytes of RAM, which is more than any application will ever need. -- Microsoft, on the development of Windows NT, 1992

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. –Chinese Proverb

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan

Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. –Dalai Lama

Life is about making an impact, not making an income. --Kevin Kruse