The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. -- Bertrand Russell

Another feature about this guy is his low threshold of boredom. He'll pick up on a task and work frantically at it, accomplishing wonders in a short time and then get bored and drop it before its properly finished. He'll do nothing but strum his guitar and lie around in bed for several days after. Thats also part of the pattern too; periods of frenetic activity followed by periods of melancholia, withdrawal and inactivity. This is a bipolar personality. -- The bipolar lisp programmer

Premature optimization is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming. -- Donald Knuth

A society that puts equality -- in the sense of equality of outcome -- ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests. -- Milton Friedman (Thomas Sowell: A Conflict of Visions, p130)

Are you willing to wear your white belt? -- George Leonard, Mastery.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. -- Winston Churchill

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. –Pablo Picasso

Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them. ~Vaibhav Shah

Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ~Lolly Daskal

If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission. ~Anonymous