Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.
A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even know existed can render your own computer unusable.
True innovation comes from the relentless pursuit of details.
The deepest insights in mathematics often come from the most abstract theories.
"The best children's books are the ones that don't talk down to children."