For complex systems, the compiler and development environment need to be in the same language that its supporting. It's the only way to grow code. -- Alan Kay

Simplicity takes effort-- genius, even. -- Paul Graham

The problem is that small examples fail to convince, and large examples are too big to follow. -- Steve Yegge.

The best way to learn to live with our limitations is to know them. --E. W. Dijkstra, The humble programmer

We really have to get over the idea that some stuff is just worth knowing even if you never do anything with it. Human memories happily erase stuff that has no purpose, so why try to fill up children's heads with such stuff? -- Roger Schank, Engines for Education

Since programmers create programs out of nothing, imagination is our only limitation. Thus, in the world of programming, the hero is the one who has great vision. Paul Graham is one of our contemporary heroes. He has the ability to embrace the vision, and to express it plainly. His works are my favorites, especially the ones describing language design. He explains secrets of programming, languages, and human nature that can only be learned from the hacker experience. This book shows you his great vision, and tells you the truth about the nature of hacking. -- Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, creator of Ruby

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. ~Maya Angelou

If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission. ~Anonymous

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. ~ Jim Rohn

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter. ~Francis Chan