The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should therefore be regarded as a criminal offense. -- E.W. Dijkstra

The best people and organizations have the attitude of wisdom: The courage to act on what they know right now and the humility to change course when they find better evidence. The quest for management magic and breakthrough ideas is overrated; being a master of the obvious is underrated. Jim Maloney is right: Work is an overrated activity -- Bob Sutton

Ne te mets pas de limite, la vie se chargera de la mettre a ta place. -- Darryl AMEDON

It’s a problem if the design doesn’t let you add features at a later date. If you have to redo a program, the hours you spend can cause you to lose your competitive edge. A flexible program demonstrates the difference between a good designer and someone who is just getting a piece of code out. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. -- George Burns

A person won't become proficient at something until he or she has done it many times. In other words., if you want someone to be really good at building a software system, he or she will have to have built 10 or more systems of that type. -- Philip Greenspun

You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing. ~Philippos

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. ~Mark Caine

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. –Booker T. Washington

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. –W. Clement Stone