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One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.
Marie Curie Madame Curie: A Biography · 1938

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“Computer programming is like doing crossword puzzles, and being paid for it.”

Tony Hoare · Computer Science, 1971 · Primary source

“At the working man’s house hunger looks in but dares not enter.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson · No reliable source

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