Considering the current sad state of our computer programs, software development is clearly still a black art, and cannot yet be called an engineering discipline. -- Bill Clinton

Understanding why C++ is the way it is helps a programmer use it well. A deep understanding of a tool is essential for an expert craftsman. -- Bjarne Stroustrap

We fail to realize that mastery is not about perfection. It's about a process, a journey. The master is the one who stays on the path day after day, year after year. The master is the one who is willing to try, and fail, and try again, for as long as he or she lives. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. -- Rush (Freewill)

Lisp programmers know the value of everything but the cost of nothing. -- Alan J. Perlis

New eyes have X-ray vision. [someone that hasn't written it is more likely to spot the bug. "someone" can be you after a break] -- William S. Annis

Life is about making an impact, not making an income. --Kevin Kruse

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. –Latin Proverb

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. –Florence Nightingale

If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. –Vincent Van Gogh