Write it properly first. It's easier to make a correct program fast, than to make a fast program correct. -- http://www.cpax.org.uk/prg/

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. -- Earl of Chesterfield

What do Americans look for in a car? I've heard many answers when I've asked this question. The answers include excellent safety ratings, great gas mileage, handling, and cornering ability, among others. I don't believe any of these. That's because the first principle of the Culture Code is that the only effective way to understand what people truly mean is to ignore what they say. This is not to suggest that people intentionally lie or misrepresent themselves. What it means is that, when asked direct questions about their interests and preferences, people tend to give answers they believe the questioner wants to hear. Again, this is not because they intend to mislead. It is because people respond to these questions with their cortexes, the parts of their brains that control intelligence rather than emotion or instinct. They ponder a question, they process a question, and when they deliver an answer, it is the product of deliberation. They believe they are telling the truth. A lie detector would confirm this. In most cases, however, they aren't saying what they mean. -- The culture code.

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

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

Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter. -- Eric Raymond

You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame. –Erica Jong

All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. ~Michael John Bobak

Opportunities don’t happen, you create them. ~Chris Grosser

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. ~Mark Twain