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

In general, we can think of data as defined by some collection of selectors and constructors, together with specified conditions that these procedures must fulfill in order to be a valid representation. -- SICP, What is meant by data?

I would rather be an optimist and be wrong than a pessimist who proves to be right. The former sometimes wins, but never the latter. -- "Hoots"

If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough. -- Alan Kay

A person won't retain proficiency at a task unless he or she has at one time learned to perform that task very rapidly. Learning research demonstrates that the skills of people who become accurate but not fast deteriorate much sooner than the skills of people who become both accurate and fast. -- Philip Greenspun

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. -- Hans Hofmann

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice. ~Wayne Dyer

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~Anonymous

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. ~Audre Lorde

The mind is everything. What you think you become. –Buddha