Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (attributed)

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

It is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. -- Edsger Dijkstra

Being a programmer is the same way. The only way to be a good programmer is to write code. When you realize you haven't been writing much code lately, and it seems like all you do is brag about code you wrote in the past, and people start looking at you funny while you're shooting your mouth off, realize it's because they know. They might not even know they know, but they know. So, yes, doing what you love brings success, and by all means, throw yourself a nice big party, buy yourself a nice car, soak up the adulation of an adoring crowd. Then shut the fuck up and get back to work. -- Sincerity Theory

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)

Lisp programmers know the value of everything but the cost of nothing. -- Alan J. Perlis

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. ~Walt Disney

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

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. –Maya Angelou

The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place. ~Guy Kawasaki