We control complexity by building abstractions that hide details when appropriate. We control complexity by establishing conventional interfaces that enable us to construct systems by combining standard, well-understood pieces in a ``mix and match'' way. We control complexity by establishing new languages for describing a design, each of which emphasizes particular aspects of the design and deemphasizes others. -- Alan J. Perlis

Work as intensely as you play and play as intensely as you work. -- Eric S. Raymond, How To Be A Hacker

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

Within a computer natural language is unnatural. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. -- Thomas Edison

The reason to do animation is caricature. Good caricature picks out the essense of the statement and removes everything else. It's not simply about reproducing reality; It's about bumping it up. -- Brad Bird, writer and director, The Incredibles

Do one thing every day that scares you. ~Anonymous

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. ~Dale Carnegie

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. –Alice Walker

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. –Babe Ruth