Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies, The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. -- C.S. Lewis

It(mastering)’s knowing what you are doing. -- Joesgoals.com

The programmer must seek both perfection of part and adequacy of collection. -- Alan J. Perlis

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

Photography is painting with light. -- Eric Hamilton

Humans aren't rational -- they rationalize. And I don't just mean "some of them" or "other people". I'm talking about everyone. We have a "logic engine" in our brains, but for the most part, it's not the one in the driver's seat -- instead it operates after the fact, generating rationalizations and excuses for our behavior. -- Paul Buchheit

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. –Joshua J. Marine

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself--the invisible battles inside all of us--that's where it's at. –Jesse Owens

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. –Benjamin Franklin

The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them. ~Denis Watiley