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Monday, June 25, 2007

Technology Quotes

UNIX is simple. But It just needs a genius to understand its simplicity. ---Dennis Ritchie

Before software can be reusable, it first has to be usable. ---Ralph Johnson

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from badjudgment. ---Fred Brooks

Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work. Practice is when something works, but you don't know why it works. Programmers combine theory and practice: Nothing works and they don't know why.

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. ---Steve McConnell

Code CompleteIf builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization. ---Gerald Weinberg

The Six Phases of a Project:
Enthusiasm
Disillusionment
PanicSearch for the Guilty
Punishment of the InnocentPraise for non-participants
Good code is its own best documentation.

As you're about to add a comment, ask yourself, 'How can I improve the code so that this comment isn't needed? Improve the code and then document it to make it even clearer.
---Steve McConnell

Code CompleteThe trouble with the world is that the stupid are sure and theintelligent are full of doubt. ---Bertrand Russell

No matter how slick (efficient) the demo is in rehearsal, when you do it in front of a live audience the probability of a flawless presentation is inversely proportional to the number of people watching, raised to the power of the amount of money involved.

One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that,lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination oftheir C programs. ---Robert Firth

Fifty years of programming language research and we end up with C++? ---Richard A. O'Keefe

C programmers never die. They are just cast into void.

If debugging is the process of removing bugs,then programming must be the process of putting them in. ---Edsger Dijkstra

You can either have software quality or you can have pointer arithmetic; you cannot have both at the same time. ---Bertrand Meyer

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third works.-Alan J. Perlis

Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuringaircraft building progress by weight. ---Bill Gates

The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the developmenttime. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of thedevelopment time. ---Tom Cargill

Programmers are in a race with the Universe to create bigger and betteridiot-proof programs. The Universe is trying to create bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning. ---Anon

Friday, June 22, 2007

Some of the Best Quotes

Standing for what you believe in, regardless of the odds against you, and the pressure that tears at your resistance ..... means Courage

Keeping a smile on your face ,when inside you feel like dying, for the sake of supporting others ..... means Strength

Stopping at nothing, and doing what's in your heart, you know is right ..... means Determination

Doing more than expected, to make another's life a little more bearable, without uttering a single complaint ..... means Compassion

Helping a friend in need, no matter the time or effort, to the best of your ability ..... means loyalty

Giving more than you have, and expecting nothing, but nothing in return ..... means Selflessness

Holding your head high, and being the best you know you can be, when life seems to falls apart at your feet, facing each difficulty with confidence, that time will bring you better tomorrow's, and never giving up ..... means Confidence

To the question of your life, you are the only answer, to the problem of your life, you are the only solution.

Humorous Quotes

"Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock."

"To err is human; to forgive is not a COMPANY policy."

"The road to success??.. is always under construction."

"Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neither does Milk."

"In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you don't need it."

"All the desirable things in life are illegal, expensive or fattening."

"Since Light travels faster than Sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak."

"Everyone has a scheme of getting rich…which never works."

"If at first you don't succeed...Destroy all evidence that you ever tried."

"As soon as you mention something, if it is good, it is taken. If it is bad, it happens."

"He who has the gold, makes the rules ---- Murphy's golden rule."

"If you come early, the bus is late. If you come late, the bus is still late."

"Once you have bought something, you will find the same item being sold somewhere else at a cheaper rate."

"When in a queue, the other line always moves faster and the person in front of you will always have the most complex of transactions.

"The day you have bunked the class, the professor has taken attendance."

"You will pick up maximum wrong numbers when on roaming."

"All buses are crowded. Corollary----- Buses in opposite direction always go empty."

"The door bell or your mobile will always ring when you are in the bathroom."

"After a long wait for bus no.20, two 20 number buses will always pull in together and the bus which you get in will be crowded than the other."

"If your exam is tomorrow, there will be a power cut tonight."

Thursday, June 14, 2007

SMS Quotes - Ver 1.0

Nothing is permanent in this world, not even our troubles. --- Charlie Chaplin

Keep enjoying the life. Don't lose your smile at any cost.

The person who has not sweated in hot sun will not enjoy the shade of a tree. Similarly a person who doesn't know the pain of failure can't enjoy the success.

Life laughs at you when you are unhappy. Life smiles at you when you are happy. But life salutes you when you make others happy.

You want & you get - That's luck.
You want & you wait - That's time.
You want, but you compromise - That's life.
You want, wait & don't compromise - That's success.

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.

Birds fly high without looking below. So if you want to be high, aim high & keep going. Be a positive mind and reach the target.

Forget the harm that anyone has done to you. or get the good that you have done to others. This is the secret of a peaceful life.

Life is a rope that swings us through hope. Always believe today is better than yesterday and tomorrow will be much better than today.

Nice relations are like the wind. You will never see them, but you will always feel their presence.

No one is born happy. But all of us are born with the ability to create happiness. So today make others happy, flash you sweetest smile.

Smile is short curve which make everything straight in the world. So please keep a smile in your face. It makes your life full of joy.

If I die please take out my heart before you burn my body and keep that safe. I don't care for the heart but I care for those who are in my heart like you.

Love is beautiful because it's a feeling controlled by heart. But friendship is very very beautiful because it's a feeling tat controls the heart.

Life spent with someone for a lifetime may be meaningless, but a few moments spent with someone who really likes you means more than life itself.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Inspirational Quotes

There is little difference between people - it is called attitude, and it makes really big difference. The big difference is whether its positive or negative. --- W. Clemant Stone

Reach for the sky because if you happen to miss, you'll still be among the stars. --- Anon

Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it, but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself. --- Jeol Hawes

Your attitude is a small thing, but it makes a big difference.

Its your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.

Look backward with gratitude, upwards with confidence and forward with hope.

Attempts may fail, but don't fail to attempt.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Cowards never win victories. All the troubles and ignorance must be faced with courage.

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of stars, or sailed to an enchanted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

Luck saves you once or twice. But hard work saves you every time.

Sunday, June 03, 2007

Friendship Quotes

There can be no friendship without sincerity.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Do good to your friend, to keep him and to your enemy, to make him your friend.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting seldom.

A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.

The fragrance of life can only be enjoyed in the company of a friend.

A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring.

Friendship is not finding Gold or Silver among the rocks of life. It is accepting each other as a coal till diamonds are formed with that.

A true friend is one who does not do whatever you like always, but does what is good for you even if you don't like it.

Friendship is a silent gift of god. More Lovable.. more strong .. more deep .. more warm .. more close .. like you.

Every nice friend is a gift of god. It's one of life's best blessings, a priceless gift that can never be bought, sold or forgotten.

A friend is never measured by the number of times he made you lugh. But by the number of timews he made you smile after you cried.