Any sufficiently advanced technology is undistinguishable from magic. -- Arthur C. Clarke

Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it ain't fun -- it's entertainment. -- David Mamet (as relayed by Joss Whedon)

Making All Software Into Tools Reduces Risk. -- smoothspan.com

Show, don't tell. -- unknown

You can have premature generalization as well as premature optimization. -- Bjarne Stroustrup

Actually, the essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty. Satisfaction lies in mindful repetition, the discovery of endless richness in subtle variations on familiar themes. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. –Chinese Proverb

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it. ~Washington Irving

To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like. ~Mike Gafka

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. ~Herman Melville