Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies, The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. -- C.S. Lewis
If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution. -- Robert Sewell
The best people and organizations have the attitude of wisdom: The courage to act on what they know right now and the humility to change course when they find better evidence. The quest for management magic and breakthrough ideas is overrated; being a master of the obvious is underrated. Jim Maloney is right: Work is an overrated activity -- Bob Sutton
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. -- Alfred North Whitehead (Introduction to Mathematics)
Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value. ~Albert Einstein
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. –Chinese Proverb
Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ~Winston Churchill
If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission. ~Anonymous