We control complexity by building abstractions that hide details when appropriate. We control complexity by establishing conventional interfaces that enable us to construct systems by combining standard, well-understood pieces in a ``mix and match'' way. We control complexity by establishing new languages for describing a design, each of which emphasizes particular aspects of the design and deemphasizes others. -- Alan J. Perlis

Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)

Only bad designers blame their failings on the users. -- unknown

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

If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution. -- Robert Sewell

Ils ne sont pas forts parce qu'ils sont forts. Ils sont forts parce que nous sommes faibles. -- Ragala Khalid

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. ~George Bernard Shaw

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ~Winston Churchill

If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. –Tony Robbins

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money. –Abigail Van Buren