“Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others.”

        — Mark Twain

“Stock photos are the bullet points of the twenty-first century.”

        — Martin Fowler

“People are people through other people.”

        — African Proverb

“But considering that the ancient Greeks created democracy and civilisation, you would think they would have created copyright law if they had wanted to.”

        — Lloyd Kaufman #

“Courage is tiny pieces of fear all glued together.”

        — Irisa Hail

“UNIX was not designed to stop its users from doing stupid things, as that would also stop them from doing clever things.”

        — Doug Gwyn

“People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.”

        — Peter Drucker

“The world doesn’t care how many times you fall down, as long as it’s one fewer than the number of times you get back up.”

        — Aaron Sorkin #

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”

        — Mae West

“We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.”

        — Luciano de Crescenzo

“I believe humans get a lot done, not because we’re smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee.”

        — Flash Rosenberg

“Children have more need of models than of critics.”

        — Carolyn Coats

“He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.”

        — Raymond Hull

“Visual programming is like trying to get to the moon by climbing a tree. You make a lot of good early progress, at first, but pretty soon you have to go back to your funding agency and ask for a bigger tree.”

        — Unknown

“I am in favour of preserving the French habit of kissing ladies’ hands - after all, one must start somewhere.”

        — Sacha Guitry

“Once the last developer is locked up and the last idea patented you will realise that lawyers can’t program.”

        — Christian Heilmann (@codepo8)

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

        — Mark Twain

“Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocrity.”

        — Will Smith

“Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.”

        — Edna Woolman Chase

“Women were meant to be loved, not to be understood.”

        — Oscar Wilde

“Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn’t music.”

        — William Stafford

“The obstacle is the path.”

        — Zen Proverb