What I didn't understand was that the value of some new acquisition wasn't the difference between its retail price and what I paid for it. It was the value I derived from it. Stuff is an extremely illiquid asset. Unless you have some plan for selling that valuable thing you got so cheaply, what difference does it make what it's "worth?" The only way you're ever going to extract any value from it is to use it. And if you don't have any immediate use for it, you probably never will. -- Paul Graham

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. -- Benjamin Franklin

Programming is the art of figuring out what you want so precisely that even a machine can do it. -- Some guy who isn't famous

Remember: you are alone. Every time you can get help from someone, it is an opportunity: you should eagerly size it. But then, promptly return to normal mode: you are alone and you must be prepared to solve every problem yourself. -- Eric KEDJI

To solve your problems you must learn new skills, adapt new thought patterns, and become a different person than you were before that problem. God has crafted you for success. In the middle of every adversity lie your best opportunities. Discover it, build upon it and move forward in your journey to live an extraordinary life. You owe it to yourself to live a great life. Don’t let negative thoughts pull you down. Be grateful and open to learn and grow. -- http://secretsofstudying.com/

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. -- Bertrand Russell

You can do anything, but not everything. ~Anonymous

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. –Jamie Paolinetti

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. –Napoleon Hill

Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. –Dalai Lama