We control complexity by building abstractions that hide details when appropriate. We control complexity by establishing conventional interfaces that enable us to construct systems by combining standard, well-understood pieces in a ``mix and match'' way. We control complexity by establishing new languages for describing a design, each of which emphasizes particular aspects of the design and deemphasizes others. -- Alan J. Perlis

Never do the impossible. People will expect you to do it forever after. -- pigsandfishes.com

A non negative binary integer value x is a power of 2 iff (x & (x-1)) is 0 using 2's complement arithmetic. -- [fact]

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. -- George Burns

Some may say Ruby is a bad rip-off of Lisp or Smalltalk, and I admit that. But it is nicer to ordinary people. -- Matz, LL2

A person won't retain proficiency at a task unless he or she has at one time learned to perform that task very rapidly. Learning research demonstrates that the skills of people who become accurate but not fast deteriorate much sooner than the skills of people who become both accurate and fast. -- Philip Greenspun

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. –Zig Ziglar

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors. ~Napoleon Hill

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. ~Robert Collier

The mind is everything. What you think you become. –Buddha