Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. -- Ancient Eastern adage

Functional programming is to algorithms as the ubiquitous little black dress is to women's fashion. -- Mark Tarver (of "The bipolar Lisp programmer" fame)

A witty saying proves nothing -- Voltaire

Since programmers create programs out of nothing, imagination is our only limitation. Thus, in the world of programming, the hero is the one who has great vision. Paul Graham is one of our contemporary heroes. He has the ability to embrace the vision, and to express it plainly. His works are my favorites, especially the ones describing language design. He explains secrets of programming, languages, and human nature that can only be learned from the hacker experience. This book shows you his great vision, and tells you the truth about the nature of hacking. -- Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, creator of Ruby

If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra

The Work Begins Anew, The Hope Rises Again, And The Dream Lives On. -- Ted Kennedy

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. –John Lennon

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. –Zig Ziglar

Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them. ~Anonymous

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. –Henry David Thoreau