If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra

The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise. -- Edsger Dijkstra

And if you go too far up, abstraction-wise, you run out of oxygen. Sometimes smart thinkers just don't know when to stop, and they create these absurd, all-encompassing, high-level pictures of the universe that are all good and fine, but don't actually mean anything at all. -- Joel Spolsky

The proof is by reductio ad absurdum, and reductio ad absurdum, which Euclid loved so much, is one of a mathematician’s finest weapons. It is a far finer gambit than any chess gambit: a chess player may offer the sacrifice of a pawn or even a piece, but a mathematician offers the game. -- G. H. Hardy

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. -- Goethe

To solve your problems you must learn new skills, adapt new thought patterns, and become a different person than you were before that problem. God has crafted you for success. In the middle of every adversity lie your best opportunities. Discover it, build upon it and move forward in your journey to live an extraordinary life. You owe it to yourself to live a great life. Don’t let negative thoughts pull you down. Be grateful and open to learn and grow. -- http://secretsofstudying.com/

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. –Henry Ford

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing. ~Martha Stewart

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt