You can recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity. When you get it right, it is obvious that it is right. -- Richard Feynman
We will never become a truly paper-less society until the Palm Pilot folks come out with WipeMe 1.0. -- Andy Pierson
Simple things should be simple. Complex things should be possible. -- Alan Kay
And if you go too far up, abstraction-wise, you run out of oxygen. Sometimes smart thinkers just don't know when to stop, and they create these absurd, all-encompassing, high-level pictures of the universe that are all good and fine, but don't actually mean anything at all. -- Joel Spolsky
It is better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. -- WikiHow
The venerable master Qc Na was walking with his student, Anton. Hoping to prompt the master into a discussion, Anton said "Master, I have heard that objects are a very good thing - is this true?" Qc Na looked pityingly at his student and replied, "Foolish pupil - objects are merely a poor man's closures." Chastised, Anton took his leave from his master and returned to his cell, intent on studying closures. He carefully read the entire "Lambda: The Ultimate..." series of papers and its cousins, and implemented a small Scheme interpreter with a closure-based object system. He learned much, and looked forward to informing his master of his progress. On his next walk with Qc Na, Anton attempted to impress his master by saying "Master, I have diligently studied the matter, and now understand that objects are truly a poor man's closures." Qc Na responded by hitting Anton with his stick, saying "When will you learn? Closures are a poor man's object." At that moment, Anton became enlightened. -- Anton van Straaten (Na = Norman Adams, Qa = Christian Queinnec)
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein
If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it. ~Kim Garst
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. –Booker T. Washington
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. ~John D. Rockefeller