The problem is that small examples fail to convince, and large examples are too big to follow. -- Steve Yegge.

Windows NT addresses 2 Gigabytes of RAM, which is more than any application will ever need. -- Microsoft, on the development of Windows NT, 1992

The general principle for complexity design is this: Think locally, act locally. -- Richard P. Gabriel & Ron Goldman, Mob Software: The Erotic Life of Code

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are always cocksure and the intelligent are always filled with doubt. -- Bertrand Russell

I had to learn how to teach less, so that more could be learned. -- Tim Gallwey, The inner game of work

Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight. -- Bill Gates

Life is about making an impact, not making an income. --Kevin Kruse

Education costs money. But then so does ignorance. –Sir Claus Moser

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. –Latin Proverb

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. –Florence Nightingale