The choice of the university is mostly important for the piece of paper you get at the end. The education you get depends on you. -- Andreas Zwinkau

It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission. -- Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Hopper

C++ is history repeated as tragedy. Java is history repeated as farce. -- Scott McKay

Abstraction is a form of data compression: absolutely necessary, because human short-term memory is so small, but the critically important aspect of abstraction is the algorithm that gets you from the name back to the "uncompressed" details. -- Bruce Wilder (blog post comment)

Understanding why C++ is the way it is helps a programmer use it well. A deep understanding of a tool is essential for an expert craftsman. -- Bjarne Stroustrap

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

Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. –Dalai Lama

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. ~ Jim Rohn

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

The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them. ~Denis Watiley