Actually, the essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty. Satisfaction lies in mindful repetition, the discovery of endless richness in subtle variations on familiar themes. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

Omit needless words. -- William Strunk, Jr. (The Elements of Style)

An interpreter raises the machine to the level of the user program; a compiler lowers the user program to the level of the machine language. -- SICP

Mistakes were made. -- Ronald Reagan

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -- Benjamin Franklin

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. -- Colin Powell

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absense of fear. ~Mark Twain

A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done. ~Vince Lombardi

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. –Michael Jordan

If you’re going through hell keep going. ~Winston Churchill