Of course it’s hard. If it was easy everyone would want to do it.

Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of 120 feet per second, is a cow that has been dropped out of a helicopter. -Dave Barry-

Sorry, but I get paid to think and right now I’m off the clock.

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. -Steve Jobs-

Put glibly: In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it. Of course, you seldom, if ever, see either pure state. -Richard W. Hamming-

Science is concerned with what is possible while engineering is concerned with choosing, from among the many possible ways, one that meets a number of often poorly stated economic and practical objectives. -Richard W. Hamming-

There’s a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can’t get away.

Mathematics is an interesting intellectual sport but it should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining sensible information about physical processes. -Richard W. Hamming-

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time. -Steve Jobs-