Quotes I like
Fair warning: This is a casual collection of quotes I find interesting or inspiring. I'm sharing these quotes because they spoke to me, but I haven't fact-checked attributions or verified exact wording, so there may be inaccuracies. Consider this more of a "things that resonated with me" list. They're shared here simply because I find them meaningful or thought-provoking.
Education
I have always liked the concept of universities as they were in Ancient Greece, where folks who had something cool to say would just come and say it. It wasn't about recognition; the impetus was the thought that you were resonating with ideas.
-- Professor Donald E. Knuth
If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.
-- Frank Zappa
An "expert" is someone who knows different things to you, not necessarily more things.
-- User 'Killer42' on bytes.com
Information wants to be free
-- Stewart Brand
Mindset
"If everything seems under control, then you're not going fast enough"-- Mario Andretti
If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.-- Tom Peters
Choices are an illusion used to control the imperfection of mankind.
-- User 'Ciary' on bytes.com
Witty
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
-- Albert Einstein
Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.
-- Frank Zappa
The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.
-- Albert Einstein
Creativity
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.-- Albert Einstein
Identity
I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird.-- Frank Zappa
Analogy
Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.
-- Clifford Stoll
Programming / Open Source
"That code is not free enough for us to use, and therefore we don't use it."
-- Theo De Raadt on kerneltrap-openbsd
