Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter. -- Eric Raymond

In general, we can think of data as defined by some collection of selectors and constructors, together with specified conditions that these procedures must fulfill in order to be a valid representation. -- SICP, What is meant by data?

Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means. -- Dr. Koichi Kawana

Always dive down into a problem and get your hands on the deepest issue behind the problem. All other considerations are to dismissed as "engineering details"; they can be sorted out after the basic problem has been solved. -- Chris Crawford

The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak. -- J. B. Bossuet, Politics from Holy Writ, 1709

Ils ne sont pas forts parce qu'ils sont forts. Ils sont forts parce que nous sommes faibles. -- Ragala Khalid

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. –Robert Frost

The best revenge is massive success. –Frank Sinatra

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. –Vince Lombardi

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. –Mark Twain