State is the root of all evil. In particular functions with side effects should be avoided. -- OO Sucks (bluetail.com)

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

Good coders code, great reuse. -- http://www.catonmat.net

:nunmap can also be used outside of a monastery. -- Vim user manual

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. -- Colin Powell

You have to write for your audience. I would never write (1..5).map &'*2' in Java when I could write ListFactoryFactory.getListFactoryFromResource( new ResourceName('com.javax.magnitudes.integers'). setLowerBound(1).setUpperBound(5).setStep(1).applyFunctor( new Functor () { public void eval (x) { return x * 2; } })) I'm simplifying, of course, I've left out the security and logging wrappers. -- Reginald Braithwait

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. ~Ralph Nader

Life isn't about getting and having, it's about giving and being. –Kevin Kruse

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. –Arthur Ashe

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. –Henry Ford