In OO, it's the data that is the "important" thing: you define the class which contains member data, and only incidentally contains code for manipulating the object. In FP, it's the code that's important: you define a function which contains code for working with the data, and only incidentally define what the data is. -- almkgor, on reddit

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. -- Ken Olson, President, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977

A designer knows he has arrived at perfection not when there is no longuer anything to add, but when there is no longuer anything to take away. -- Antoine de St Exupery.

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

Remember that you are humans in the first place and only after that programmers. -- Alexandru Vancea

The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public. -- Anonymous

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. –W. Clement Stone

Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value. ~Albert Einstein

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. –Farrah Gray

If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient. ~Gurbaksh Chahal