Sometimes a man with too broad a perspective reveals himself as having no real perspective at all. A man who tries too hard to see every side may be a man who is trying to avoid choosing any side. A man who tries too hard to seek a deeper truth may be trying to hide from the truth he already knows. That is not a sign of intellectual sophistication and "great thinking". It is a demonstration of moral degeneracy and cowardice. -- Steven Den Beste
Since programmers create programs out of nothing, imagination is our only limitation. Thus, in the world of programming, the hero is the one who has great vision. Paul Graham is one of our contemporary heroes. He has the ability to embrace the vision, and to express it plainly. His works are my favorites, especially the ones describing language design. He explains secrets of programming, languages, and human nature that can only be learned from the hacker experience. This book shows you his great vision, and tells you the truth about the nature of hacking. -- Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, creator of Ruby
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. -- Dr. Seuss
Philosophy: the finding of bad reasons for what one believes by instinct. -- Brave New World (paraphrased)
Give up control. You never really had it anyway. -- How to fail: 25 secrets learned through failure
La connaissance d'un défaut ne l'enlève pas, elle nous torture jusqu'à sa correction. -- Daniel Lovewin (Guillaume Kpotufe)
Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because it’s safe or certain. ~Anonymous
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. –Anne Frank
If you can dream it, you can achieve it. –Zig Ziglar
It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings. –Ann Landers