I'm always happy to trade performance for readability as long as the former isn't already scarce. -- Crayz (Commentor on blog.raganwald.com)

This challenge, viz. the confrontation with the programming task, is so unique that this novel experience can teach us a lot about ourselves. It should deepen our understanding of the processes of design and creation, it should give us better control over the task of organizing our thoughts. If it did not do so, to my taste we should no deserve the computer at all! It has allready taught us a few lessons, and the one I have chosen to stress in this talk is the following. We shall do a much better programming job, provided that we approach the task with a full appreciation of its tremenduous difficulty, provided that we stick to modest and elegant programming languages, provided that we respect the intrinsec limitations of the human mind and approach the task as Very Humble Programmers. -- E. W. Dijkstra, The humble programmer

Revolutions come from standing on the shoulders of giants and facing in a better direction. -- Alan Kay

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. -- Official definition of "duck typing"

In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. -- Albert Einstein

There are many ways to avoid success in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination. -- Hara Estroff Marano.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. –Confucius

Life isn't about getting and having, it's about giving and being. –Kevin Kruse

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