Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. -- Earl of Chesterfield
Being a programmer is the same way. The only way to be a good programmer is to write code. When you realize you haven't been writing much code lately, and it seems like all you do is brag about code you wrote in the past, and people start looking at you funny while you're shooting your mouth off, realize it's because they know. They might not even know they know, but they know. So, yes, doing what you love brings success, and by all means, throw yourself a nice big party, buy yourself a nice car, soak up the adulation of an adoring crowd. Then shut the fuck up and get back to work. -- Sincerity Theory
Do not accept anything because it comes from the mouth of a respected person. -- Buddha
When your enemy is making a very serious mistake, don't be impolite and disturb him. -- Napoleon Bonaparte (allegedly)
There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. -- C. A. R. Hoare
State is the root of all evil. In particular functions with side effects should be avoided. -- OO Sucks (bluetail.com)
Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to doDon’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. ~Jim Rohn
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ~Pablo Picasso
You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing. ~Philippos
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. ~Margaret Thatcher