New eyes have X-ray vision. [someone that hasn't written it is more likely to spot the bug. "someone" can be you after a break] -- William S. Annis

You must always work not just within but below your means. If you can handle three elements, handle only two. If you can handle ten, then handle five. In that way the ones you do handle, you handle with more ease, more mastery and you create a feeling of strength in reserve. -- Pablo Picasso

C and Lisp stand at opposite ends of the spectrum; they're each great at what the other one sucks at. -- Steve Yegge, Tour de Babel.

Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it ain't fun -- it's entertainment. -- David Mamet (as relayed by Joss Whedon)

Understanding why C++ is the way it is helps a programmer use it well. A deep understanding of a tool is essential for an expert craftsman. -- Bjarne Stroustrap

Do not accept anything because it comes from the mouth of a respected person. -- Buddha

You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground. –Unknown

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. –Robert Frost

Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. ~John Wooden

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. –Napoleon Hill