Since programmers create programs out of nothing, imagination is our only limitation. Thus, in the world of programming, the hero is the one who has great vision. Paul Graham is one of our contemporary heroes. He has the ability to embrace the vision, and to express it plainly. His works are my favorites, especially the ones describing language design. He explains secrets of programming, languages, and human nature that can only be learned from the hacker experience. This book shows you his great vision, and tells you the truth about the nature of hacking. -- Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, creator of Ruby
The Work Begins Anew, The Hope Rises Again, And The Dream Lives On. -- Ted Kennedy
The job of a leader today is not to create followers. It’s to create more leaders. -- Ralph Nader
Je ne vous impose aucune contrainte, aucune limite. Surprenez-moi, étonnez-moi, défiez-moi, défiez-vous vous-même. Vous avez le choix: vous pouvez rester dans l'ombre ou en sortir en étant parmis les trop rares exceptions à avoir réussi. L'heure est venue d'aller bien au delà de votre potentiel. L'heure est venue maintenant de descendre vraiment en vous. L'heure est venue de démontrer pourquoi vous êtes l'élite, les quelques élus, les rares lueurs qui offrent à cette compagnie son caractère exceptionnel, sa luminescence. -- Le PDG de NURV, dans "Anti-trust".
[How friendly will this machine be?] Well, I don’t think it’s a matter of friendliness, because ultimately if the program is going to accomplish anything of value, it will probably be relatively complex. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. -- Thomas Edison
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. ~Maya Angelou
The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it. ~Henry Ford
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. ~Margaret Thatcher
Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ~Lolly Daskal