The cleaner and nicer the program, the faster it's going to run. And if it doesn't, it'll be easy to make it fast.

When in doubt, leave it out.

One advantage of static factory methods is that, unlike constructors, they have names.

It is hard to write even the smallest piece of code correctly.

When you choose a language, you're choosing more than a set of technical trade-offs-you're choosing a community.

A second advantage of static factory methods is that, unlike constructors, they are not required to create a new object each time they're invoked.

Builder pattern is more verbose than the telescoping constructor pattern, so it should be used only if there are enough parameters, say, four or more.

God will only reveal Himself to you when you begin to regard His people

The reward of a work is to have produced it

To me, the words “food” and “guilt” didn’t belong in the same sentence unless, say, you were referring to how you felt about the starving children in Africa.

Remember: Writing is drawing.

Un-American activity cannot be prevented or routed out by employing un-American methods; to preserve freedom we must use the tools that freedom provides.

MOTHER (a word that means the world to me)

Asking people for money is giving them the opportunity to put their resources at the disposal of the Kingdom.

Observe things as they are and don't pay attention to other people.

It's getting darker and darker out there. We need to shine brighter and brighter.

It's time to be with my brother now