Seize any opportunity, or anything that looks like opportunity. They are rare, much rarer than you think... -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "The Black Swan".

Lisp has jokingly been called "the most intelligent way to misuse a computer". I think that description is a great compliment because it transmits the full flavor of liberation: it has assisted a number of our most gifted fellow humans in thinking previously impossible thoughts. -- Edsger Dijkstra, CACM, 15:10

Before software can be reusable it first has to be usable. -- Ralph Johnson

Seize any opportunity, or anything that looks like opportunity. They are rare, much rarer than you think... -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "The Black Swan".

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

Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot. -- Eric S. Raymond

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. –Bill Cosby

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning. ~Robert Kiyosaki

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. –Mark Twain