Workers of the world, the chains that bind you are not held in place by a ruling class, a "superior" race, by society, the state, or a leader. They are held in place by none other than yourself. Those who seek to exploit are not themselves free, for they place no value in freedom. Who is it that really employs you and commands you to pick up your daily load? And who is it that you allow to pass judgment on the adequacy of your toil? Who have you empowered to dangle the carrot before you and threaten with disapproval? Who, when you wake each morning, sends you off to what you call your work? Is there an "I want to" behind all your "I have to," or have you been so long forgotten to yourself that "I want" exists only as an idea in your head? If you have disconnected from your soul's desire and are drowning in an ocean of "have to," then rise up and overthrow your master. Begin the journey toward emancipation. Work only in such a way that you are truly self-employed. -- Tim Gallwey, The inner game of work

State is the root of all evil. In particular functions with side effects should be avoided. -- OO Sucks (bluetail.com)

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. -- Cicero

The wonderful and frustrating thing about understanding yourself is that nobody can do it for you. -- BetterExplained.com

Making All Software Into Tools Reduces Risk. -- smoothspan.com

Sometimes a man with too broad a perspective reveals himself as having no real perspective at all. A man who tries too hard to see every side may be a man who is trying to avoid choosing any side. A man who tries too hard to seek a deeper truth may be trying to hide from the truth he already knows. That is not a sign of intellectual sophistication and "great thinking". It is a demonstration of moral degeneracy and cowardice. -- Steven Den Beste

A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them. ~Henry Kravis

If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. –Tony Robbins

Success is...knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others. ~ John C. Maxwell

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money. –Abigail Van Buren