The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein

The problem is that small examples fail to convince, and large examples are too big to follow. -- Steve Yegge.

We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. -- Donald Knuth

Java and C++ make you think that the new ideas are like the old ones. Java is the most distressing thing to hit computing since MS-DOS. -- Alan Kay

That is one of the most distinctive differences between school and the real world: there is no reward for putting in a good effort. In fact, the whole concept of a "good effort" is a fake idea adults invented to encourage kids. It is not found in nature. -- Paul Graham

Acknowledging the negative doesn't mean sniveling [whining, complaining]; it means facing the truth and then moving on. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame. –Erica Jong

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you. ~Lolly Daskal

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. ~Steve Jobs

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money. –Abigail Van Buren