That is one of the most distinctive differences between school and the real world: there is no reward for putting in a good effort. In fact, the whole concept of a "good effort" is a fake idea adults invented to encourage kids. It is not found in nature. -- Paul Graham
We are the sum of our behaviours; excellence therefore is not an act but a habit. -- Aristotle.
Since programmers create programs out of nothing, imagination is our only limitation. Thus, in the world of programming, the hero is the one who has great vision. Paul Graham is one of our contemporary heroes. He has the ability to embrace the vision, and to express it plainly. His works are my favorites, especially the ones describing language design. He explains secrets of programming, languages, and human nature that can only be learned from the hacker experience. This book shows you his great vision, and tells you the truth about the nature of hacking. -- Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, creator of Ruby
Premature abstraction is an equally grevious sin as premature optimization. -- Keith Devens
More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason - including blind stupidity. -- W.A. Wulf
Its a shame that the students of our generation grew up with windows and mice because that tainted our mindset not to think in terms of powerful tools. Some of us are just so tainted that we will never recover. -- Jeffrey Mark Siskind in comp.lang.lisp
The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same. ~Colin R. Davis
When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you. ~Lolly Daskal
The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. ~Bruce Feirstein
Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. –Jesus