Do you want to sell sugared water all your life or do you want to change the world? -- Steve Jobs, to John Sculley (former Pepsi executive)

[How friendly will this machine be?] Well, I don’t think it’s a matter of friendliness, because ultimately if the program is going to accomplish anything of value, it will probably be relatively complex. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. -- Mark Twain

Making All Software Into Tools Reduces Risk. -- smoothspan.com

Windows NT addresses 2 Gigabytes of RAM, which is more than any application will ever need. -- Microsoft, on the development of Windows NT, 1992

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

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. ~Bill Gates

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument. ~Anonymous

The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it. ~Henry Ford