The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference. -- Elie Wiesel

The general principle for complexity design is this: Think locally, act locally. -- Richard P. Gabriel & Ron Goldman, Mob Software: The Erotic Life of Code

Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live. -- Martin Golding

What do Americans look for in a car? I've heard many answers when I've asked this question. The answers include excellent safety ratings, great gas mileage, handling, and cornering ability, among others. I don't believe any of these. That's because the first principle of the Culture Code is that the only effective way to understand what people truly mean is to ignore what they say. This is not to suggest that people intentionally lie or misrepresent themselves. What it means is that, when asked direct questions about their interests and preferences, people tend to give answers they believe the questioner wants to hear. Again, this is not because they intend to mislead. It is because people respond to these questions with their cortexes, the parts of their brains that control intelligence rather than emotion or instinct. They ponder a question, they process a question, and when they deliver an answer, it is the product of deliberation. They believe they are telling the truth. A lie detector would confirm this. In most cases, however, they aren't saying what they mean. -- The culture code.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

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

Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. ~Anonymous

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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

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