Do you want to sell sugared water all your life or do you want to change the world? -- Steve Jobs, to John Sculley (former Pepsi executive)

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)

Hire people smarter than you. Work with people smarter than you. Listen to them. Let them lead you. Take the blame for all failures, give away the credit for all successes. -- How to fail: 25 secrets learned through failure

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. -- John Lennon

The wonderful and frustrating thing about understanding yourself is that nobody can do it for you. -- BetterExplained.com

The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public. -- Anonymous

It is never too late to be what you might have been. –George Eliot

Change your thoughts and you change your world. –Norman Vincent Peale

Knowledge is being aware of what you can do. Wisdom is knowing when not to do it. ~Anonymous

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein