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

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. -- Mark Twain

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should therefore be regarded as a criminal offense. -- E.W. Dijkstra

Do not accept anything because it comes from the mouth of a respected person. -- Buddha

C and Lisp stand at opposite ends of the spectrum; they're each great at what the other one sucks at. -- Steve Yegge, Tour de Babel.

Two people should stay together if together they are better people than they would be individually. -- ?

Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. –Jesus

What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. –Bob Dylan

Eighty percent of success is showing up. –Woody Allen

There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed. ~Ray Goforth