C++ is like teenage sex: Everybody is talking about it all the time, only few are really doing it. -- unknown

No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it. -- Alberti

Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. -- Randy Pausch

Work as intensely as you play and play as intensely as you work. -- Eric S. Raymond, How To Be A Hacker

What do Americans look for in a car? I've heard many answers when I've asked this question. The answers include excellent safety ratings, great gas mileage, handling, and cornering ability, among others. I don't believe any of these. That's because the first principle of the Culture Code is that the only effective way to understand what people truly mean is to ignore what they say. This is not to suggest that people intentionally lie or misrepresent themselves. What it means is that, when asked direct questions about their interests and preferences, people tend to give answers they believe the questioner wants to hear. Again, this is not because they intend to mislead. It is because people respond to these questions with their cortexes, the parts of their brains that control intelligence rather than emotion or instinct. They ponder a question, they process a question, and when they deliver an answer, it is the product of deliberation. They believe they are telling the truth. A lie detector would confirm this. In most cases, however, they aren't saying what they mean. -- The culture code.

It’s a problem if the design doesn’t let you add features at a later date. If you have to redo a program, the hours you spend can cause you to lose your competitive edge. A flexible program demonstrates the difference between a good designer and someone who is just getting a piece of code out. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~Jim Ryun

Education costs money. But then so does ignorance. –Sir Claus Moser

It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings. –Ann Landers

Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ~Lolly Daskal