Omit needless words. -- William Strunk, Jr. (The Elements of Style)

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. -- author unknown (quoted in `Robust Systems', Gerald Jay Suseman)

Any fool can make the simple complex, only a smart person can make the complex simple. -- unknown

All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection. -- Butler Lampson

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. -- Mark Twain

Bonne bosse et reste le boss. -- Darryl Amedon

Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value. ~Albert Einstein

To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like. ~Mike Gafka

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. ~Anonymous

Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. ~Anonymous