Section: «Quotes»

A quotation (from Latin citare, citatum - to proclaim, to cite) is a verbatim excerpt from some text of someone's speech; the author's words, cited to support it with authority or simply to illustrate one's own expressed thought, or to criticize the quoted thought itself.
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.”— J.R.R. Tolkien
©  Hobbit Day
“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”— Martin Luther King Jr.
©  International Peace Day
“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”— Mahatma Gandhi
©  International Peace Day
“Peace begins with a smile.”— Mother Teresa 
©  International Peace Day
“Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.”— John Woods
©  Programmers Day
“Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.”— Bill Gates
©  Programmers Day
“First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.”— John Johnson
©  Programmers Day
“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.”— Martin Fowler
©  Programmers Day
“Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.”— Oscar Wilde
©  Programmers Day
“Programming is the art of algorithm design and the craft of debugging errant code.”— Ellen Ullman
©  Programmers Day
“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”— Linus Torvalds
©  Programmers Day
“Programming isn’t about what you know; it’s about what you can figure out.”— Chris Pine
©  Programmers Day
“Good code is its own best documentation.”— Steve McConnell
©  Programmers Day
“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.”— Harold Abelson
©  Programmers Day
“The strength of a nation lies in the hearts of its people.”— Franklin D. Roosevelt
©  Patriot Day
“When we remember those we lost, we are reminded of what truly matters—human life and shared humanity.”— Hillary Rodham Clinton
©  Patriot Day
“We honor the dead best by caring for the living.”— Abraham Lincoln
©  Patriot Day
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.”— Martin Luther King Jr.
©  Patriot Day
“To be patriotic is not only to love your country, but to care for the people who make it strong.”— Colin Powell
©  Patriot Day
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”— Kahlil Gibran
©  Patriot Day
“The legacy of September 11 is not fear, but resilience.”— Rudolph Giuliani
©  Patriot Day
“In the face of tragedy, Americans showed the world the power of unity and compassion.”— Michelle Obama
©  Patriot Day
“We will never forget the heroes who answered the call of danger with courage and selflessness.”— George W. Bush
©  Patriot Day
“Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we have lost.”— Barack Obama
©  Patriot Day
Work Shapes Character"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." — Theodore Roosevelt
©  Labor Day