The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. -- Bertrand Russell

C and Lisp stand at opposite ends of the spectrum; they're each great at what the other one sucks at. -- Steve Yegge, Tour de Babel.

Ils ne sont pas forts parce qu'ils sont forts. Ils sont forts parce que nous sommes faibles. -- Ragala Khalid

Opportunities that present themselves to you are the consequence -- at least partially -- of being in the right place at the right time. They tend to present themselves when you're not expecting it -- and often when you are engaged in other activities that would seem to preclude you from pursuing them. And they come and go quickly -- if you don't jump all over an opportunity, someone else generally will and it will vanish. -- Marc Andreessen (http://blog.pmarca.com/)

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. -- Mark Twain

Opportunities that present themselves to you are the consequence -- at least partially -- of being in the right place at the right time. They tend to present themselves when you're not expecting it -- and often when you are engaged in other activities that would seem to preclude you from pursuing them. And they come and go quickly -- if you don't jump all over an opportunity, someone else generally will and it will vanish. -- Marc Andreessen (http://blog.pmarca.com/)

Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. –Confucius

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. –Rosa Parks

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ~Winston Churchill

Do what you can, where you are, with what you have. –Teddy Roosevelt