For complex systems, the compiler and development environment need to be in the same language that its supporting. It's the only way to grow code. -- Alan Kay

Give up control. You never really had it anyway. -- How to fail: 25 secrets learned through failure

What is truth? -- Pontius Pilate

This challenge, viz. the confrontation with the programming task, is so unique that this novel experience can teach us a lot about ourselves. It should deepen our understanding of the processes of design and creation, it should give us better control over the task of organizing our thoughts. If it did not do so, to my taste we should no deserve the computer at all! It has allready taught us a few lessons, and the one I have chosen to stress in this talk is the following. We shall do a much better programming job, provided that we approach the task with a full appreciation of its tremenduous difficulty, provided that we stick to modest and elegant programming languages, provided that we respect the intrinsec limitations of the human mind and approach the task as Very Humble Programmers. -- E. W. Dijkstra, The humble programmer

There is one meaning [for static in C]: a global variable that is invisible outside the current scope, be it a function or a file. -- Paolo Bonzini

Good programmers use their brains, but good guidelines save us having to think out every case. -- Francis Glassborow

If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient. ~Gurbaksh Chahal

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. ~Dale Carnegie

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. ~Bill Gates

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. ~Bruce Feirstein