I think the root of your mistake is saying that macros don't scale to larger groups. The real truth is that macros don't scale to stupider groups. -- Paul Graham, on the Lightweight Languages mailing list.

I’d rather write programs to write programs than write programs. -- Richard Sites

Talkers are no good doers. -- William Shakespeare, "Henry VI"

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. -- Earl of Chesterfield

What is truth? -- Pontius Pilate

Workers of the world, the chains that bind you are not held in place by a ruling class, a "superior" race, by society, the state, or a leader. They are held in place by none other than yourself. Those who seek to exploit are not themselves free, for they place no value in freedom. Who is it that really employs you and commands you to pick up your daily load? And who is it that you allow to pass judgment on the adequacy of your toil? Who have you empowered to dangle the carrot before you and threaten with disapproval? Who, when you wake each morning, sends you off to what you call your work? Is there an "I want to" behind all your "I have to," or have you been so long forgotten to yourself that "I want" exists only as an idea in your head? If you have disconnected from your soul's desire and are drowning in an ocean of "have to," then rise up and overthrow your master. Begin the journey toward emancipation. Work only in such a way that you are truly self-employed. -- Tim Gallwey, The inner game of work

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. ~Robert Collier

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. –Confucius

You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing. ~Philippos

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. –Henry Ford