A person won't become proficient at something until he or she has done it many times. In other words., if you want someone to be really good at building a software system, he or she will have to have built 10 or more systems of that type. -- Philip Greenspun

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. -- George Burns

Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams. -- Mary Ellen Kelly

The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak. -- J. B. Bossuet, Politics from Holy Writ, 1709

Heureux l'étudiant qui comme la Rivière peut suivre son cours sans quitter son lit... -- Sebastien, sur commentcamarche.net

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex, intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple, stupid behavior. -- Dee Hock, Birth of the Chaordic Age

You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. –Christopher Columbus

There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. –Roger Staubach

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. ~Margaret Thatcher

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.~ Oscar Wilde