Making All Software Into Tools Reduces Risk. -- smoothspan.com

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them. -- Alan Perlis

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

A guideline in the process of stepwise refinement should be the principle to decompose decisions as much as possible, to untangle aspects which are only seemingly interdependent, and to defer those decisions which concern details of representation as long as possible. -- Niklaus Wirth

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

Philosophy: the finding of bad reasons for what one believes by instinct. -- Brave New World (paraphrased)

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. ~Anonymous

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. –Benjamin Franklin

You can do anything, but not everything. ~Anonymous