The best programmers are not marginally better than merely good ones. They are an order-of-magnitude better, measured by whatever standard: conceptual creativity, speed, ingenuity of design, or problem-solving ability. -- Randall E. Stross

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

Linux is only free if your time has no value. -- Jamie Zawinski

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

PI seconds is a nanocentury. -- [fact]

Write it properly first. It's easier to make a correct program fast, than to make a fast program correct. -- http://www.cpax.org.uk/prg/

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. ~John D. Rockefeller

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. –Stephen Covey

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. ~Dale Carnegie

If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission. ~Anonymous