Understanding why C++ is the way it is helps a programmer use it well. A deep understanding of a tool is essential for an expert craftsman. -- Bjarne Stroustrap

I’d rather write programs to write programs than write programs. -- Richard Sites

Sound methodology can empower and liberate the creative mind; it cannot inflame or inspire the drudge. -- Frederick P. Brooks, No Sliver Bullet.

Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. -- Randy Pausch

One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that–lacking zero–they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs. -- Robert Firth

Any code of your own that you haven’t looked at for six or more months might as well have been written by someone else. -- Eagleson’s Law

What’s the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable. ~Anonymous

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. –Henry David Thoreau

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. ~Mark Caine

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. ~Robert Collier