[How friendly will this machine be?] Well, I don’t think it’s a matter of friendliness, because ultimately if the program is going to accomplish anything of value, it will probably be relatively complex. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

Good artists copy. Great artists steal. -- Pablo Picasso

Photography is painting with light. -- Eric Hamilton

Functional programming is to algorithms as the ubiquitous little black dress is to women's fashion. -- Mark Tarver (of "The bipolar Lisp programmer" fame)

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

For complex systems, the compiler and development environment need to be in the same language that its supporting. It's the only way to grow code. -- Alan Kay

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. –Aristotle

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly. ~Proverb

All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. ~Michael John Bobak

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~Vidal Sassoon