I’d rather write programs to write programs than write programs. -- Richard Sites

So - what are the most important problems in software engineering? I’d answer “dealing with complexity”. -- Mark Chu-Carroll

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. -- Goethe

Hence my urgent advice to all of you to reject the morals of the bestseller society and to find, to start with, your reward in your own fun. This is quite feasible, for the challenge of simplification is so fascinating that, if we do our job properly, we shall have the greatest fun in the world. -- E. W. Dijkstra, On the nature of computing science.

[How friendly will this machine be?] Well, I don’t think it’s a matter of friendliness, because ultimately if the program is going to accomplish anything of value, it will probably be relatively complex. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing. -- Alan Perlis

Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. ~Anonymous

Life isn't about getting and having, it's about giving and being. –Kevin Kruse

Education costs money. But then so does ignorance. –Sir Claus Moser

Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. –Eleanor Roosevelt