An interpreter raises the machine to the level of the user program; a compiler lowers the user program to the level of the machine language. -- SICP

It is better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. -- WikiHow

Humans differ from animals to the degree that they are not merely an end result of their conditioning, but are able to reflect on their experiences and strategies, and apply insight to make changes in the way they live to modify the outcome. -- SlideTrombone (comment on "Programming can ruin your life")

One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that–lacking zero–they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs. -- Robert Firth

Opportunities that present themselves to you are the consequence -- at least partially -- of being in the right place at the right time. They tend to present themselves when you're not expecting it -- and often when you are engaged in other activities that would seem to preclude you from pursuing them. And they come and go quickly -- if you don't jump all over an opportunity, someone else generally will and it will vanish. -- Marc Andreessen (http://blog.pmarca.com/)

I think the root of your mistake is saying that macros don't scale to larger groups. The real truth is that macros don't scale to stupider groups. -- Paul Graham, on the Lightweight Languages mailing list.

Teach thy tongue to say, I do not know, and thous shalt progress. –Maimonides

If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it. ~Kim Garst

An unexamined life is not worth living. –Socrates

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. –Theodore Roosevelt