A person won't retain proficiency at a task unless he or she has at one time learned to perform that task very rapidly. Learning research demonstrates that the skills of people who become accurate but not fast deteriorate much sooner than the skills of people who become both accurate and fast. -- Philip Greenspun

It is better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. -- WikiHow

In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? -- David (Psalm 56:4)

Premature optimization is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming. -- Donald Knuth

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

In terms of energy, it's better to make a wrong choice than none at all. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. –Joshua J. Marine

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. –Confucius

Dream big and dare to fail. –Norman Vaughan

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