The programmer must seek both perfection of part and adequacy of collection. -- Alan J. Perlis

For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. -- Aristotle.

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. -- Thomas Edison

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

In terms of energy, it's better to make a wrong choice than none at all. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

Courage is grace under pressure. -- Ernest Hemingway

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

The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it. ~Henry Ford

We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret. ~Earl Nightingale

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing. ~Martha Stewart