Opportunities that present themselves to you are the consequence -- at least partially -- of being in the right place at the right time. They tend to present themselves when you're not expecting it -- and often when you are engaged in other activities that would seem to preclude you from pursuing them. And they come and go quickly -- if you don't jump all over an opportunity, someone else generally will and it will vanish. -- Marc Andreessen (http://blog.pmarca.com/)

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

It's like a condom; I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. -- some chick in Alien vs. Predator, when asked why she always carries a gun

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. -- Rush (Freewill)

It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission. -- Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Hopper

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. -- author unknown (quoted in `Robust Systems', Gerald Jay Suseman)

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

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. –Jamie Paolinetti

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. –Aristotle

Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them. ~Vaibhav Shah