Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. -- Mark Twain

Good coders code, great reuse. -- http://www.catonmat.net

Hence my urgent advice to all of you to reject the morals of the bestseller society and to find, to start with, your reward in your own fun. This is quite feasible, for the challenge of simplification is so fascinating that, if we do our job properly, we shall have the greatest fun in the world. -- E. W. Dijkstra, On the nature of computing science.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. -- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832)

It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years. -- John Von Neumann, circa 1949

In terms of energy, it's better to make a wrong choice than none at all. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. ~Anonymous

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

It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings. –Ann Landers

If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it. ~Kim Garst