Write it properly first. It's easier to make a correct program fast, than to make a fast program correct. -- http://www.cpax.org.uk/prg/

We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. -- Donald Knuth

New eyes have X-ray vision. [someone that hasn't written it is more likely to spot the bug. "someone" can be you after a break] -- William S. Annis

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

Remember, always be yourself ... unless you suck! -- Joss Whedon

I had to learn how to teach less, so that more could be learned. -- Tim Gallwey, The inner game of work

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same. ~Colin R. Davis

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

The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place. ~Guy Kawasaki

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