Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. -- Ferris Bueller

Abstraction is a form of data compression: absolutely necessary, because human short-term memory is so small, but the critically important aspect of abstraction is the algorithm that gets you from the name back to the "uncompressed" details. -- Bruce Wilder (blog post comment)

Training research shows that if you get speed now you can get quality later. But if you don't get speed you will never get quality in the long run. -- Philip Greenspun

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. -- Ken Olson, President, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977

Remember: you are alone. Every time you can get help from someone, it is an opportunity: you should eagerly size it. But then, promptly return to normal mode: you are alone and you must be prepared to solve every problem yourself. -- Eric KEDJI

Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams. -- Mary Ellen Kelly

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing. ~Martha Stewart

Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them. ~Anonymous

You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame. –Erica Jong

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. –Marie Curie