However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. -- Winston Churchill

It was Edison who said ‘1% inspiration, 99% perspiration’. That may have been true a hundred years ago. These days it's ‘0.01% inspiration, 99.99% perspiration’, and the inspiration is the easy part. -- Linux Torvalds

Philosophy: the finding of bad reasons for what one believes by instinct. -- Brave New World (paraphrased)

We remember what we learn when we care about performing better and when we believe that what we have been asked to do is representative of reality. -- Roger Schank, Engines for Education

It's like a condom; I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. -- some chick in Alien vs. Predator, when asked why she always carries a gun

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them. -- Alan Perlis

Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them. ~Vaibhav Shah

If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission. ~Anonymous

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice. ~Wayne Dyer

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning. ~Robert Kiyosaki