Good programmers use their brains, but good guidelines save us having to think out every case. -- Francis Glassborow

A charlatan makes obscure what is clear; a thinker makes clear what is obscure. -- Hugh Kingsmill

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. -- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832)

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

Rules of Optimization: Rule 1: Don’t do it. Rule 2 (for experts only): Don’t do it yet. -- M.A. Jackson

Java and C++ make you think that the new ideas are like the old ones. Java is the most distressing thing to hit computing since MS-DOS. -- Alan Kay

Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them. ~Vaibhav Shah

If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient. ~Gurbaksh Chahal

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. –Wayne Gretzky

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing - that’s why we recommend it daily. ~Zig Ziglar