There are many ways to avoid success in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination. -- Hara Estroff Marano.
Good work is no done by ‘humble’ men. -- H. Hardy, A mathematician's apology.
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. -- Galileo Galilei
1 - Creativity and innovation always build on the past. 2 - The past always tries to control the creativity that builds on it. 3 - Free societies enable the future by limiting the past. 4 - Ours is less and less a free society. -- Lawrence Lessig, Free Culture.
What Paul does, and does very well, is to take ideas and concepts that are beautiful in the abstract, and brings them down to a real world level. That's a rare talent to find in writing these days. -- Jeff "hemos" Bates, Director, OSDN; Co-evolver, Slashdot
Since programmers create programs out of nothing, imagination is our only limitation. Thus, in the world of programming, the hero is the one who has great vision. Paul Graham is one of our contemporary heroes. He has the ability to embrace the vision, and to express it plainly. His works are my favorites, especially the ones describing language design. He explains secrets of programming, languages, and human nature that can only be learned from the hacker experience. This book shows you his great vision, and tells you the truth about the nature of hacking. -- Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, creator of Ruby
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. –Chinese Proverb
Success is...knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others. ~ John C. Maxwell
Fortune sides with him who dares. ~Virgil
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. –John Lennon