The choice of the university is mostly important for the piece of paper you get at the end. The education you get depends on you. -- Andreas Zwinkau

Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams. -- Mary Ellen Kelly

La tactique, c'est ce que vous faites quand il y a quelque chose à faire; la stratégie, c'est ce que vous faites quand il n'y a rien à faire. -- Xavier Tartacover

In terms of energy, it's better to make a wrong choice than none at all. -- George Leonard, Mastery.

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

Act from reason, and failure makes you rethink and study harder. Act from faith, and failure makes you blame someone and push harder. -- Erik Naggum

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absense of fear. ~Mark Twain

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. –Stephen Covey

There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed. ~Ray Goforth

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.~ Oscar Wilde