Remember: you are alone. Every time you can get help from someone, it is an opportunity: you should eagerly size it. But then, promptly return to normal mode: you are alone and you must be prepared to solve every problem yourself. -- Eric KEDJI

The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. -- Arthur C. Clarke

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. -- author unknown (quoted in `Robust Systems', Gerald Jay Suseman)

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex, intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple, stupid behavior. -- Dee Hock, Birth of the Chaordic Age

XML wasn't designed to be edited by humans on a regular basis. -- Guido van Rossum

[Innovation] comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important. -- Steve Jobs

If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on. –Sheryl Sandberg

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. ~Anonymous

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. –Zig Ziglar

You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing. ~Philippos