But what is it good for? -- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, commenting on the microchip, 1968

A charlatan makes obscure what is clear; a thinker makes clear what is obscure. -- Hugh Kingsmill

Understanding why C++ is the way it is helps a programmer use it well. A deep understanding of a tool is essential for an expert craftsman. -- Bjarne Stroustrap

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

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. -- Mark Twain

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

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals. ~Booker T. Washington

There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed. ~Ray Goforth

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. –George Addair

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein