Points to Ponder

"The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile. Think of my strawberry souffle. I did that at least twenty-eight times before I finally conquered it."  - Chef Julia Child

"I keep unmaking what I can't do yet, in order to learn to be able to do it."  - Vincent van Gogh

"If you can't solve 
the real problem, 
change it to one 
you can solve."  
     -   Mark Kac, mathematician

"We are language animals.  We are dreaming creatures. So dream. Speak."   - Salman Rushdie