Workers of the world, the chains that bind you are not held in place by a ruling class, a "superior" race, by society, the state, or a leader. They are held in place by none other than yourself. Those who seek to exploit are not themselves free, for they place no value in freedom. Who is it that really employs you and commands you to pick up your daily load? And who is it that you allow to pass judgment on the adequacy of your toil? Who have you empowered to dangle the carrot before you and threaten with disapproval? Who, when you wake each morning, sends you off to what you call your work? Is there an "I want to" behind all your "I have to," or have you been so long forgotten to yourself that "I want" exists only as an idea in your head? If you have disconnected from your soul's desire and are drowning in an ocean of "have to," then rise up and overthrow your master. Begin the journey toward emancipation. Work only in such a way that you are truly self-employed. -- Tim Gallwey, The inner game of work

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris. -- Larry Wall (Programming Perl)

Only make new mistakes. -- Phil Dourado

The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple. -- Grady Booch

No matter how much you plan you’re likely to get half wrong anyway. So don’t do the ‘paralysis through analysis’ thing. That only slows progress and saps morale. -- 37 Signal, Getting real

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. -- John Lennon

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.~ Oscar Wilde

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. –Maya Angelou

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. ~Margaret Thatcher