Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems. (Rene Descartes, Discours de la Methode)

If you are going through hell, keep going. (Sir Winston Churchill)

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. (Albert Einstein)

I have nothing to declare except my genius. (Oscar Wildeupon arriving at U.S. customs 1882)

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg. (Bjarne Stroustrup)