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 world is not run from where he thinks. Not from castle walls, but from countinghouses, not by the call of the bugle but by the click of the abacus, not by the grate and click of the broadsword but by the scrape of the pen.
Leadership means making tough decisions today for a better tomorrow.
Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.