You're better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole.

When sparks fly, some truly great ideas come to light.

One pattern to help yourself fight the mad dash for the mirage of being done is to think of a good day’s work. Look at the progress of the day towards the end and ask yourself: 'Have I done a good day’s work?'

Planning is not just guessing, it is harmful guessing, because it is a waste of time. All the time you spend doing your five year plan you can use to worry about tomorrow.

Nobody is an overnight success. Most overnight successes you see have been working at it for ten years.

It took me some twenty-plus years to really learn how to program.

Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities.