There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. -- Ken Olson, President, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977

Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming. -- Brian Kernigan

All creativity is an extended form of a joke. -- Alan Kay

Dealing with failure is easy: Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle: You've solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programmi ng)

An interpreter raises the machine to the level of the user program; a compiler lowers the user program to the level of the machine language. -- SICP

Attitude is no substitute for competence. -- Eric S. Raymond, How to become a hacker

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

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. –Leonardo da Vinci

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. –Benjamin Franklin

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