Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
The art of programming is the art of organizing complexity.
The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
"The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness."