Only make new mistakes. -- Phil Dourado

- If you give him a penny for his thoughts, you'd get change. - Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. - A prime candidate for natural deselection. -- [Ideas for flamewars]

Any code of your own that you haven’t looked at for six or more months might as well have been written by someone else. -- Eagleson’s Law

Understanding why C++ is the way it is helps a programmer use it well. A deep understanding of a tool is essential for an expert craftsman. -- Bjarne Stroustrap

Software is like sex: It’s better when it’s free. -- Linus Torvalds

Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot. -- Eric S. Raymond

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. –Pablo Picasso

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. –Steve Jobs

You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. ~George Lorimer

There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. –Roger Staubach