The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -- Benjamin Franklin

Simplicity takes effort-- genius, even. -- Paul Graham

State is the root of all evil. In particular functions with side effects should be avoided. -- OO Sucks (bluetail.com)

Argue with idiots, and you become an idiot. If you compete with slaves you become a slave. -- Paul Graham and Norbert Weiner, respectively

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. -- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832)

A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing. -- Alan Perlis

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. –Martin Luther King Jr.

Knowledge is being aware of what you can do. Wisdom is knowing when not to do it. ~Anonymous

Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. –Confucius

Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ~Lolly Daskal