Be the change you want to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi

Since programmers create programs out of nothing, imagination is our only limitation. Thus, in the world of programming, the hero is the one who has great vision. Paul Graham is one of our contemporary heroes. He has the ability to embrace the vision, and to express it plainly. His works are my favorites, especially the ones describing language design. He explains secrets of programming, languages, and human nature that can only be learned from the hacker experience. This book shows you his great vision, and tells you the truth about the nature of hacking. -- Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, creator of Ruby

I’d rather write programs to write programs than write programs. -- Richard Sites

The reason to do animation is caricature. Good caricature picks out the essense of the statement and removes everything else. It's not simply about reproducing reality; It's about bumping it up. -- Brad Bird, writer and director, The Incredibles

To iterate is human, to recurse divine. -- L. Peter Deutsch

All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection. -- Butler Lampson

You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. ~George Lorimer

I would rather die of passion than of boredom. –Vincent van Gogh

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work. ~Thomas J. Watson

If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary. ~Jim Rohn