Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for. -- Greek philosopher Epicurus

You think you know when you learn, are more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)

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

Lisp has jokingly been called "the most intelligent way to misuse a computer". I think that description is a great compliment because it transmits the full flavor of liberation: it has assisted a number of our most gifted fellow humans in thinking previously impossible thoughts. -- Edsger Dijkstra, CACM, 15:10

A hacker on a roll may be able to produce–in a period of a few months–something that a small development group (say, 7-8 people) would have a hard time getting together over a year. IBM used to report that certain programmers might be as much as 100 times as productive as other workers, or more. -- Peter Seebach

Lisp is a programmable programming language. -- John Foderaro

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. –Stephen Covey

If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you! ~T. Harv Eker

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

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice. ~Wayne Dyer