Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it ain't fun -- it's entertainment. -- David Mamet (as relayed by Joss Whedon)

640K ought to be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates, 1981

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. -- Thomas Edison

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

What do Americans look for in a car? I've heard many answers when I've asked this question. The answers include excellent safety ratings, great gas mileage, handling, and cornering ability, among others. I don't believe any of these. That's because the first principle of the Culture Code is that the only effective way to understand what people truly mean is to ignore what they say. This is not to suggest that people intentionally lie or misrepresent themselves. What it means is that, when asked direct questions about their interests and preferences, people tend to give answers they believe the questioner wants to hear. Again, this is not because they intend to mislead. It is because people respond to these questions with their cortexes, the parts of their brains that control intelligence rather than emotion or instinct. They ponder a question, they process a question, and when they deliver an answer, it is the product of deliberation. They believe they are telling the truth. A lie detector would confirm this. In most cases, however, they aren't saying what they mean. -- The culture code.

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

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ~David Brinkley

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

Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. –Jesus

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.~ Anatole France