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

The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein

For complex systems, the compiler and development environment need to be in the same language that its supporting. It's the only way to grow code. -- Alan Kay

Simple things should be simple. Complex things should be possible. -- Alan Kay

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. -- Benjamin Franklin

I think that a lot of programmers are ignoring an important point when people talk about reducing code repetition on large projects. Part of the idea is that large projects are intrinsically *wrong*. That you should be looking at making a number of smaller projects that are composable, even if you never end up reusing one of those smaller projects elsewhere. -- Dan Nugent

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. –Beverly Sills

I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong. –Benjamin Franklin

14.Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. –Mark Twain