Good coders code, great reuse. -- http://www.catonmat.net
That is one of the most distinctive differences between school and the real world: there is no reward for putting in a good effort. In fact, the whole concept of a "good effort" is a fake idea adults invented to encourage kids. It is not found in nature. -- Paul Graham
Let me try to get this straight: Lisp is a language for describing algorithms. This was JohnMcCarthy's original purpose, anyway: to build something more convenient than a Turing machine. Lisp is not about file, socket or GUI programming - Lisp is about expressive power. (For example, you can design multiple object systems for Lisp, in Lisp. Or implement the now-fashionable AOP. Or do arbitrary transformations on parsed source code.) If you don't value expressive power, Lisp ain't for you. I, personally, would prefer Lisp to not become mainstream: this would necessarily involve a dumbing down. -- VladimirSlepnev
You can’t get to version 500 if you don’t start with a version 1. -- BetterExplained.com
C’s great for what it’s great for. -- Ben Hoyts (micropledge)
The minute you put the blame on someone else you’ve switch things from being a problem you can control to a problem outside of your control. -- engtech (internetducttape.com)
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily. –Zig Ziglar
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals. ~Booker T. Washington
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. –Pablo Picasso
Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ~John R. Wooden