Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

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“Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.” is an inspiration quote by Marion Roach.

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I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.

Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.

If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.

You want some? Come get some!

Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you. THAT is your teacher.

Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

You can't start a fire without a spark.

A good process produces good results.

Kau terpelajar, cobalah bersetia pada kata hati.

Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.

Regret is a form of punishment itself.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

You can do anything, but not everything.

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.

Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.