Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. -- Colin Powell

Opportunities that present themselves to you are the consequence -- at least partially -- of being in the right place at the right time. They tend to present themselves when you're not expecting it -- and often when you are engaged in other activities that would seem to preclude you from pursuing them. And they come and go quickly -- if you don't jump all over an opportunity, someone else generally will and it will vanish. -- Marc Andreessen (http://blog.pmarca.com/)

There is one meaning [for static in C]: a global variable that is invisible outside the current scope, be it a function or a file. -- Paolo Bonzini

It(mastering)’s knowing what you are doing. -- Joesgoals.com

A little learning is a dangerous thing. -- Alexander Pope

Programmers are in a race with the Universe to create bigger and better idiot-proof programs, while the Universe is trying to create bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning. -- Rich Cook

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

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. –Beverly Sills

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. –Beverly Sills

A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them. ~Henry Kravis