It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration. -- Edsger Dijkstra
Dont give users the opportunity to lock themselves. -- unknown
There really is no learning without doing. -- Roger Schank, Engines for Education
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
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.
Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it ain't fun -- it's entertainment. -- David Mamet (as relayed by Joss Whedon)
Change your thoughts and you change your world. –Norman Vincent Peale
Education costs money. But then so does ignorance. –Sir Claus Moser
I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. –Rosa Parks
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein