So the mere constraint of staying in regular contact with us will push you to make things happen, because otherwise you'll be embarrassed to tell us that you haven't done anything new since the last time we talked. -- Paul Graham (a talk at Y Combinator, for startup creators).

Courage is grace under pressure. -- Ernest Hemingway

Remember that you are humans in the first place and only after that programmers. -- Alexandru Vancea

Lisp is a programmable programming language. -- John Foderaro

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

Premature abstraction is an equally grevious sin as premature optimization. -- Keith Devens

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

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work. ~Thomas J. Watson

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