Programming is the art of figuring out what you want so precisely that even a machine can do it. -- Some guy who isn't famous

The only thing a man should ever be 100% convinced of is his own ignorance. -- DJ MacLean

The venerable master Qc Na was walking with his student, Anton. Hoping to prompt the master into a discussion, Anton said "Master, I have heard that objects are a very good thing - is this true?" Qc Na looked pityingly at his student and replied, "Foolish pupil - objects are merely a poor man's closures." Chastised, Anton took his leave from his master and returned to his cell, intent on studying closures. He carefully read the entire "Lambda: The Ultimate..." series of papers and its cousins, and implemented a small Scheme interpreter with a closure-based object system. He learned much, and looked forward to informing his master of his progress. On his next walk with Qc Na, Anton attempted to impress his master by saying "Master, I have diligently studied the matter, and now understand that objects are truly a poor man's closures." Qc Na responded by hitting Anton with his stick, saying "When will you learn? Closures are a poor man's object." At that moment, Anton became enlightened. -- Anton van Straaten (Na = Norman Adams, Qa = Christian Queinnec)

Its a shame that the students of our generation grew up with windows and mice because that tainted our mindset not to think in terms of powerful tools. Some of us are just so tainted that we will never recover. -- Jeffrey Mark Siskind in comp.lang.lisp

There are many ways to avoid success in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination. -- Hara Estroff Marano.

It’s a problem if the design doesn’t let you add features at a later date. If you have to redo a program, the hours you spend can cause you to lose your competitive edge. A flexible program demonstrates the difference between a good designer and someone who is just getting a piece of code out. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals. ~Booker T. Washington

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. –Mark Twain

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. –Florence Nightingale

If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on. –Sheryl Sandberg