Freebsd Fortunes 3

Creating computer software is always a demanding and painstaking
process -- an exercise in logic, clear expression, and almost fanatical
attention to detail.  It requires intelligence, dedication, and an
enormous amount of hard work.  But, a certain amount of unpredictable
and often unrepeatable inspiration is what usually makes the difference
between adequacy and excellence.

Creativity in living is not without its attendant difficulties, for
peculiarity breeds contempt. And the unfortunate thing about being
ahead of your time when people finally realize you were right, they'll
say it was obvious all along.
                -- Alan Ashley-Pitt

Creativity is no substitute for knowing what you are doing.

Creativity is not always bred in an environment of tranquility;
sometimes you have to squeeze a little to get the paste out of the tube.

Credit ... is the only enduring testimonial to man's confidence in man.
                -- James Blish

CREDITOR:
        A man who has a better memory than a debtor.

Crenna's Law of Political Accountability:
        If you are the first to know about something bad,
        you are going to be held responsible for acting on it,
        regardless of your formal duties.

Crime does not pay... as well as politics.
                -- A.E. Neuman

CRITIC:
        A person who boasts himself hard to please
        because nobody tries to please him.

critic, n.:
        A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries
        to please him.
                -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"