The most damaging phrase in the language is, It's always been done that way. -- Rear Admiral Grace Hopper

Sound methodology can empower and liberate the creative mind; it cannot inflame or inspire the drudge. -- Frederick P. Brooks, No Sliver Bullet.

Omit needless words. -- William Strunk, Jr. (The Elements of Style)

We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. -- Donald Knuth

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

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

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it. –Chinese Proverb

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. –Mark Twain

Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. –Jesus

The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. –Ayn Rand