Workers of the world, the chains that bind you are not held in place by a ruling class, a "superior" race, by society, the state, or a leader. They are held in place by none other than yourself. Those who seek to exploit are not themselves free, for they place no value in freedom. Who is it that really employs you and commands you to pick up your daily load? And who is it that you allow to pass judgment on the adequacy of your toil? Who have you empowered to dangle the carrot before you and threaten with disapproval? Who, when you wake each morning, sends you off to what you call your work? Is there an "I want to" behind all your "I have to," or have you been so long forgotten to yourself that "I want" exists only as an idea in your head? If you have disconnected from your soul's desire and are drowning in an ocean of "have to," then rise up and overthrow your master. Begin the journey toward emancipation. Work only in such a way that you are truly self-employed. -- Tim Gallwey, The inner game of work

Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. -- Randy Pausch

The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple. -- Grady Booch

Dealing with failure is easy: Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle: You've solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve. -- Alan J. Perlis (Epigrams in programmi ng)

He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. -- Matthew 5:45

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

Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value. ~Albert Einstein

Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ~Theodore N. Vail

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. ~Mark Twain

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. ~Maya Angelou