“Use Flash like you would cilantro—sparingly and for a single high-impact effect. Nobody wants to eat a whole bowl of cilantro, and nobody wants an animated death march when they have a “passionate task” to complete.” ~Merlin Mann

“The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter.”

“Do not weep. Do not wax indignant. Understand.” ~Spinoza

“Look, I know the odds are the love of my life isn’t going to magically walk through that door in a pumpkin costume at 2:43 in the morning. But it just seems as nice a spot as any to just -you know, sit and wait…” ~Ted Moseby, Architect (How I Met Your Mother)

“Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.” ~The Wonder Years

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Write drunk; edit sober.” ~Ernest Hemingway

“For years we’ve all held to the belief that computing had to be made simpler for the ‘average person’. I find it difficult to come to any conclusion other than that we have totally failed in this effort.” ~Fraser Speirs: Future Shock

“After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul, and you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t mean security, and you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises, and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child, and you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really can endure… that you really are strong, and you really do have worth.” ~Veronica A. Shoffstall

“Google Wave was built to show younger people how older people feel when they try to use the Internet.”