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

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

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

Sometimes a man with too broad a perspective reveals himself as having no real perspective at all. A man who tries too hard to see every side may be a man who is trying to avoid choosing any side. A man who tries too hard to seek a deeper truth may be trying to hide from the truth he already knows. That is not a sign of intellectual sophistication and "great thinking". It is a demonstration of moral degeneracy and cowardice. -- Steven Den Beste

Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot. -- Eric S. Raymond

Revolutions come from standing on the shoulders of giants and facing in a better direction. -- Alan Kay

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. –Farrah Gray

Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. –Gloria Steinem

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice. ~Wayne Dyer

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. –Henry Ford