In software, the chain isn't as strong as its weakest link; it's as weak as all the weak links multiplied together.

Good code is its own best documentation.

Heuristic is an algorithm in a clown suit. It’s less predictable, it’s more fun, and it comes without a 30-day, money-back guarantee.

The trouble with quick and dirty is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten.

It's better to wait for a productive programmer to become available than it is to wait for the first available programmer to become productive.

A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work.

The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it simpler rather than adding elements to make it more complex.

Good visual layout shows the logical structure of a program.

It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it; it's even harder when you've assumed your code is error-free.

Engineering is the application of scientific principles toward practical ends. If the engineering isn't practical, it's bad engineering.

A blanket attempt to avoid mistakes is the biggest mistake of all.

Fashion changes, but style endures.

Dinosaurs are extinct today because they lacked opposable thumbs and the brainpower to build a space program.

If you’re struggling to fit me into a box……. Then build a bigger box!

I believe when you meet the right person it clicks, and you both know and you start making it work, you know?

The good and bad things are what form us as people... change makes us grow.

I'm very committed to my family and my town. My biggest local commitment are my children, my husband, my home and my grandchildren.

There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed.

If your team is filled with people who work for the company, you'll soon be defeated by tribes of people who work for a cause.

I'm an avowed centrist, and I believe that - centrism is often - it's almost the wrong word to use, because it's often seen as sort of splitting the difference between right and left.

Many painters are afraid of the blank canvas, but the blank canvas is afraid of the truly passionate painter who dares-and who has once broken the spell of 'you can't.'