Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.

Acting is about empathy. It's about understanding the human condition.