It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years. -- John Von Neumann, circa 1949

If we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as lines produced but as lines spent. -- Edsger Dijkstra

The job of a leader today is not to create followers. It’s to create more leaders. -- Ralph Nader

The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak. -- J. B. Bossuet, Politics from Holy Writ, 1709

Side projects are less masturbatory than reading RSS, often more useful than MobileMe, more educational than the comments on Reddit, and usually more fun than listening to keynotes. -- Chris Wanstrath

Since programmers create programs out of nothing, imagination is our only limitation. Thus, in the world of programming, the hero is the one who has great vision. Paul Graham is one of our contemporary heroes. He has the ability to embrace the vision, and to express it plainly. His works are my favorites, especially the ones describing language design. He explains secrets of programming, languages, and human nature that can only be learned from the hacker experience. This book shows you his great vision, and tells you the truth about the nature of hacking. -- Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, creator of Ruby

The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. –Ayn Rand

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. –Steve Jobs

Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. ~John Wooden

What’s the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable. ~Anonymous