Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. -- Thomas Edison
Getting back to failing early, I've learned it's important to completely fail. Get fired. Shoot the project, then burn its corpse. Melt the CVS repository and microwave the backup CDs. When things go wrong, I've often tried to play the hero from start to finish. Guess what? Some projects are doomed no matter what. Some need skills I don't possess. And some need a fresh face. -- Reginald Braithwaite
Lisp programmers know the value of everything but the cost of nothing. -- Alan J. Perlis
To solve your problems you must learn new skills, adapt new thought patterns, and become a different person than you were before that problem. God has crafted you for success. In the middle of every adversity lie your best opportunities. Discover it, build upon it and move forward in your journey to live an extraordinary life. You owe it to yourself to live a great life. Don’t let negative thoughts pull you down. Be grateful and open to learn and grow. -- http://secretsofstudying.com/
Premature optimization is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming. -- Donald Knuth
It is said that the real winner is the one who lives in today but able to see tomorrow. -- Juan Meng, Reviewing "The future of ideas" by Lawrence Lessig
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox
You become what you believe. –Oprah Winfrey
The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. ~Mark Caine
If you’re going through hell keep going. ~Winston Churchill