Remember that you are humans in the first place and only after that programmers. -- Alexandru Vancea
Normality is the route to nowhere. -- Ridderstrale & Nordstorm, Funky Business
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
Making All Software Into Tools Reduces Risk. -- smoothspan.com
The general principle for complexity design is this: Think locally, act locally. -- Richard P. Gabriel & Ron Goldman, Mob Software: The Erotic Life of Code
Some may say Ruby is a bad rip-off of Lisp or Smalltalk, and I admit that. But it is nicer to ordinary people. -- Matz, LL2
A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. –Unknown
If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient. ~Gurbaksh Chahal
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. ~Walt Disney
Your problem isn’t the problem. Your reaction is the problem. ~Anonymous