The act of focusing our mightiest intellectual resources on the elusive goal of goto-less programs has helped us get our minds off all those really tough and possibly unresolvable problems and issues with which today's professional programmer would otherwise have to grapple.

Opportunity is sometimes hard to recognize if you're only looking for a lucky break.

One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the father prayed, Dear God, make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.

A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.

Sincerity is the most important thing in acting. Once you can fake that, you've got it made.

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate

One more thing. The people and the friends that we have lost... or the dreams that have faded... never forget them.