The proof is by reductio ad absurdum, and reductio ad absurdum, which Euclid loved so much, is one of a mathematician’s finest weapons. It is a far finer gambit than any chess gambit: a chess player may offer the sacrifice of a pawn or even a piece, but a mathematician offers the game. -- G. H. Hardy

Lisp is a programmable programming language. -- John Foderaro

Courage is grace under pressure. -- Ernest Hemingway

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

Do not accept anything because it comes from the mouth of a respected person. -- Buddha

To do something well you have to love it. So to the extent you can preserve hacking as something you love, you're likely to do it well. Try to keep the sense of wonder you had about programming at age 14. If you're worried that your current job is rotting your brain, it probably is. -- Paul Graham.

Do one thing every day that scares you. ~Anonymous

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. –Alice Walker

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work. ~Thomas J. Watson

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. –Grandma Moses