Programming is the art of figuring out what you want so precisely that even a machine can do it. -- Some guy who isn't famous

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

Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald Knuth

Having large case statements in an object-oriented language is a sure sign your design is flawed. -- [Fixing architecture flaws in Rails' ORM]

Well, if you talk about programming to a group of programmers who use the same language, they can become almost evangelistic about the language. They form a tight-knit community, hold to certain beliefs, and follow certain rules in their programming. It’s like a church with a programming language for a Bible. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

Good artists copy. Great artists steal. -- Pablo Picasso

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. –Lao Tzu

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. –Dalai Lama

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. –Oprah Winfrey

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. –Maya Angelou