“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey

That makes it sound like I live a much more minimalistic life than I do. But when I write code (and writing code is a big part of my life), I apply the fuck out of that quote.

Mine are:

"you don't have to talk about what you know, but you have to know what you're talking about."

And

"don't have a wish bone where a back bone should be."

“All you touch and all you see, Is all your life will ever be.” ― Pink Floyd

Call on god, but row away from the rocks.

I just try to follow the messages Picard laid down. The two "The Drumhead" speeches are my favourites though.

"The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged."

"Vigilance, Mr. Worf. That is the price we have to continually pay."

"Be kind, for every man is fighting a hard battle." -Ian MacLaren

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” — Dalai Lama XIV

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

There may be questions about who said it, but

“Do not raise your children the way [your] parents raised you, they were born for a different time.”