State is the root of all evil. In particular functions with side effects should be avoided. -- OO Sucks (bluetail.com)

All creativity is an extended form of a joke. -- Alan Kay

There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. -- C. A. R. Hoare

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. -- Galileo Galilei

Good coders code, great reuse. -- http://www.catonmat.net

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

If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient. ~Gurbaksh Chahal

Successful entrepreneurs are givers and not takers of positive energy. ~Anonymous

You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. –Christopher Columbus

Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. –Confucius