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

I had to learn how to teach less, so that more could be learned. -- Tim Gallwey, The inner game of work

The direct pursuit of happiness is a recipe for an unhappy life. -- Donald Campbell

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all sentences short or avoid all detail and treat subjects only in outline, but that every word tell. -- William Strunk, Jr. (The Elements of Style)

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should therefore be regarded as a criminal offense. -- E.W. Dijkstra

Only bad designers blame their failings on the users. -- unknown

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals. ~Booker T. Washington

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money. –Abigail Van Buren

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. –George Addair

An unexamined life is not worth living. –Socrates