It is better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. -- WikiHow

Humans differ from animals to the degree that they are not merely an end result of their conditioning, but are able to reflect on their experiences and strategies, and apply insight to make changes in the way they live to modify the outcome. -- SlideTrombone (comment on "Programming can ruin your life")

The reason to do animation is caricature. Good caricature picks out the essense of the statement and removes everything else. It's not simply about reproducing reality; It's about bumping it up. -- Brad Bird, writer and director, The Incredibles

A person won't retain proficiency at a task unless he or she has at one time learned to perform that task very rapidly. Learning research demonstrates that the skills of people who become accurate but not fast deteriorate much sooner than the skills of people who become both accurate and fast. -- Philip Greenspun

State is the root of all evil. In particular functions with side effects should be avoided. -- OO Sucks (bluetail.com)

In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. -- Albert Einstein

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. –Chinese Proverb

14.Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. –Mark Twain

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. –Anais Nin

The starting point of all achievement is desire. ~Napolean Hill