This challenge, viz. the confrontation with the programming task, is so unique that this novel experience can teach us a lot about ourselves. It should deepen our understanding of the processes of design and creation, it should give us better control over the task of organizing our thoughts. If it did not do so, to my taste we should no deserve the computer at all! It has allready taught us a few lessons, and the one I have chosen to stress in this talk is the following. We shall do a much better programming job, provided that we approach the task with a full appreciation of its tremenduous difficulty, provided that we stick to modest and elegant programming languages, provided that we respect the intrinsec limitations of the human mind and approach the task as Very Humble Programmers. -- E. W. Dijkstra, The humble programmer
Wear your best for your execution and stand dignified. Your last recourse against randomness is how you act — if you can’t control outcomes, you can control the elegance of your behaviour. You will always have the last word. -- Nassim Taleb
You can’t get to version 500 if you don’t start with a version 1. -- BetterExplained.com
You can recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity. When you get it right, it is obvious that it is right. -- Richard Feynman
The direct pursuit of happiness is a recipe for an unhappy life. -- Donald Campbell
If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. –Leonardo da Vinci
If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it. ~Kim Garst
If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient. ~Gurbaksh Chahal
Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ~John R. Wooden