Anna Pavlova

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away.

The free sharing and teaching of open source is incompatible with the notion of the solitary genius.

I'm a huge Dallas Mavs fan. What I love about Dirk Nowitzki is he has just as much talent as everyone else, if not more, and he never toots his own horn. He's this silent warrior.