The lesson of the story might appear to be that self-interested and ambitious people in power are often the cause of wastefulness in developing countries. But self-interested and ambitious people are in positions of power, great and small, all over the world. In many places, they are restrained by the law, the press, and democratic opposition. Cameroon's tragedy is that there is nothing to hold self-interest in check. -- Tim Harford

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

To iterate is human, to recurse divine. -- L. Peter Deutsch

Omit needless words. -- William Strunk, Jr. (The Elements of Style)

For complex systems, the compiler and development environment need to be in the same language that its supporting. It's the only way to grow code. -- Alan Kay

It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings. –Ann Landers

The mind is everything. What you think you become. –Buddha

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. –Martin Luther King Jr.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt