Functional programming is to algorithms as the ubiquitous little black dress is to women's fashion. -- Mark Tarver (of "The bipolar Lisp programmer" fame)

Only make new mistakes. -- Phil Dourado

Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald Knuth

Programming is the art of figuring out what you want so precisely that even a machine can do it. -- Some guy who isn't famous

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should therefore be regarded as a criminal offense. -- E.W. Dijkstra

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

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. –Zig Ziglar

Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ~John R. Wooden

The starting point of all achievement is desire. ~Napolean Hill

Do one thing every day that scares you. ~Anonymous