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

When your enemy is making a very serious mistake, don't be impolite and disturb him. -- Napoleon Bonaparte (allegedly)

If something isn’t working, you need to look back and figure out what got you excited in the first place. -- David Gorman (ImThere.com)

Functional programming is like describing your problem to a mathematician. Imperative programming is like giving instructions to an idiot. -- arcus, #scheme on Freenode

Philosophy: the finding of bad reasons for what one believes by instinct. -- Brave New World (paraphrased)

Argue with idiots, and you become an idiot. If you compete with slaves you become a slave. -- Paul Graham and Norbert Weiner, respectively

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

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. –Amelia Earhart

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.~ Anatole France

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. –Lao Tzu