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

Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live. -- Martin Golding

The only problems we can really solve in a satisfactory manner are those that finally admit a nicely factored solution. -- E. W. Dijkstra, The humble programmer

Good work is no done by ‘humble’ men. -- H. Hardy, A mathematician's apology.

Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration. -- Stan Kelly-Bootle

Heureux l'étudiant qui comme la Rivière peut suivre son cours sans quitter son lit... -- Sebastien, sur commentcamarche.net

Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument. ~Anonymous

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. –Anais Nin

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. –Joshua J. Marine

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. ~Bruce Feirstein