Are you willing to wear your white belt? -- George Leonard, Mastery.

When your enemy is making a very serious mistake, don't be impolite and disturb him. -- Napoleon Bonaparte (allegedly)

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

Good coders code, great reuse. -- http://www.catonmat.net

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for. -- Greek philosopher Epicurus

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.

Change your thoughts and you change your world. –Norman Vincent Peale

If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it. ~Kim Garst

Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. – Ancient Indian Proverb

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. –Babe Ruth