An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. -- Benjamin Franklin

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. -- Lao­Tzu

Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. -- Frederick P. Brooks, No Sliver Bullet.

Pay attention to opportunity cost at all times. Doing one thing means not doing other things. This is a form of risk that is very easy to ignore, to your detriment. -- Marc Andreessen (http://blog.pmarca.com/)

Work as intensely as you play and play as intensely as you work. -- Eric S. Raymond, How To Be A Hacker

No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it. -- Alberti

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. –Latin Proverb

We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret. ~Earl Nightingale

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing - that’s why we recommend it daily. ~Zig Ziglar

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe