One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that–lacking zero–they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs. -- Robert Firth

If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution. -- Robert Sewell

A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing. -- Alan Perlis

Opportunities that present themselves to you are the consequence -- at least partially -- of being in the right place at the right time. They tend to present themselves when you're not expecting it -- and often when you are engaged in other activities that would seem to preclude you from pursuing them. And they come and go quickly -- if you don't jump all over an opportunity, someone else generally will and it will vanish. -- Marc Andreessen (http://blog.pmarca.com/)

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)

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.

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. –Farrah Gray

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors. ~Napoleon Hill

What’s the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable. ~Anonymous

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. –John Lennon