The president was visiting NASA headquarters and stopped to talk to a man who was holding a mop. “And what do you do?” he asked. The man, a janitor, replied, “I’m helping to put a man on the moon, sir.” -- The little book of leadership

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment. -- Seneca

Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming. -- Brian Kernigan

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. -- unknown

So - what are the most important problems in software engineering? I’d answer “dealing with complexity”. -- Mark Chu-Carroll

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris. -- Larry Wall (Programming Perl)

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. –Beverly Sills

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. ~Walt Disney

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ~David Brinkley

Fortune sides with him who dares. ~Virgil