Il y a très loin de la velléité à la volnt, de la volonté à la résolution, de la résolution au choix des moyens, du choix ds moyens à lapplication. -- Jean-François Paul de Gondi de Retz

A society that puts equality -- in the sense of equality of outcome -- ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests. -- Milton Friedman (Thomas Sowell: A Conflict of Visions, p130)

Premature optimization is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming. -- Donald Knuth

We are the sum of our behaviours; excellence therefore is not an act but a habit. -- Aristotle.

Functional programming is to algorithms as the ubiquitous little black dress is to women's fashion. -- Mark Tarver (of "The bipolar Lisp programmer" fame)

To solve your problems you must learn new skills, adapt new thought patterns, and become a different person than you were before that problem. God has crafted you for success. In the middle of every adversity lie your best opportunities. Discover it, build upon it and move forward in your journey to live an extraordinary life. You owe it to yourself to live a great life. Don’t let negative thoughts pull you down. Be grateful and open to learn and grow. -- http://secretsofstudying.com/

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. –Amelia Earhart

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown

Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. – Ancient Indian Proverb

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absense of fear. ~Mark Twain