There is one meaning [for static in C]: a global variable that is invisible outside the current scope, be it a function or a file. -- Paolo Bonzini

Never do the impossible. People will expect you to do it forever after. -- pigsandfishes.com

The good thing about reinventing the wheel is that you get a round one. -- Douglas Crockford (Author of JSON and JsLint)

Code is poetry. -- wordpress.org

Adapting old programs to fit new machines usually means adapting new machines to behave like old ones. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programming)

It’s a problem if the design doesn’t let you add features at a later date. If you have to redo a program, the hours you spend can cause you to lose your competitive edge. A flexible program demonstrates the difference between a good designer and someone who is just getting a piece of code out. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary. ~Jim Rohn

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. ~John D. Rockefeller

Change your thoughts and you change your world. –Norman Vincent Peale

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. –Latin Proverb