PI seconds is a nanocentury. -- [fact]

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

The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak. -- J. B. Bossuet, Politics from Holy Writ, 1709

The hardest part of design ... is keeping features out. -- Donald Norman

In terms of energy, it's better to make a wrong choice than none at all. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

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

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is never too late to be what you might have been. –George Eliot

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you. ~Lolly Daskal

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. –Pablo Picasso