A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)
In OO, it's the data that is the "important" thing: you define the class which contains member data, and only incidentally contains code for manipulating the object. In FP, it's the code that's important: you define a function which contains code for working with the data, and only incidentally define what the data is. -- almkgor, on reddit
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. -- unknown
Any fool can make the simple complex, only a smart person can make the complex simple. -- unknown
Je ne vous impose aucune contrainte, aucune limite. Surprenez-moi, étonnez-moi, défiez-moi, défiez-vous vous-même. Vous avez le choix: vous pouvez rester dans l'ombre ou en sortir en étant parmis les trop rares exceptions à avoir réussi. L'heure est venue d'aller bien au delà de votre potentiel. L'heure est venue maintenant de descendre vraiment en vous. L'heure est venue de démontrer pourquoi vous êtes l'élite, les quelques élus, les rares lueurs qui offrent à cette compagnie son caractère exceptionnel, sa luminescence. -- Le PDG de NURV, dans "Anti-trust".
The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak. -- J. B. Bossuet, Politics from Holy Writ, 1709
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. –Maya Angelou
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. –Alice Walker
If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. ~ Jim Rohn
It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live. –Mae Jemison