The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. -- Cicero

Any sufficiently advanced technology is undistinguishable from magic. -- Arthur C. Clarke

Resume writing is just like dating, or applying for a bank loan, in that nobody wants you if you're desperate. -- Steve Yegge.

If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough. -- Alan Kay

Mastering isn’t a survival instinct; it’s an urge to excel. Mastering is one of the experiences that delineates us from animals. It is striving to be more tomorrow than we are today; to perfectly pitch the ball over home plate; to craft the perfect sentence in an article; to open the oven and feel the warm, richly-scented cloud telling you dinner is going to be absolutely extraordinary. We humans crave perfection, to be masters of our domain, to distinguish ourselves by sheer skill and prowess. -- Joesgoals.com

There are many ways to avoid success in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination. -- Hara Estroff Marano.

Fortune sides with him who dares. ~Virgil

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. –Dalai Lama

You can do anything, but not everything. ~Anonymous

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals. ~Booker T. Washington