Hire a professional

If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur

Linus Torvalds

Only wimps use tape backup: real men just upload their important stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it 😉 (Linus Torvalds)

J. R. R. Tolkien

All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost. (J. R. R. Tolkien)

Bruce Lee

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do. (Bruce Lee)

Bertrand Russell

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. (Bertrand Russell)

The N-1 Law

If you need four screws for the job, the first three are easy to find. (The N-1 Law)

Calvin & Hobbes

Some work better under pressure. I work only under pressure. (Calvin, from “It’s a Magical World” by Bill Watterson)

Computers

A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. (Mitch Ratliffe, Technology Review, April 1992)

Chinese proverb

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. (Chinese proverb)