Good artists copy. Great artists steal. -- Pablo Picasso

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris. -- Larry Wall (Programming Perl)

Attitude is no substitute for competence. -- Eric S. Raymond, How to become a hacker

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

Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means. -- Dr. Koichi Kawana

He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. -- Matthew 5:45

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. –Henry David Thoreau

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ~David Brinkley

Do one thing every day that scares you. ~Anonymous