Writing

Asked what he would do if he had six months to live, Isaac Asimov answered: "Type faster."

What kind of physicist picks locks for fun, and wins the Nobel by working out the wobble of a cafeteria plate?

Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live — John F. Woods.

I found this picture of Harold Clayton Lloyd dangling from a clock in Safety Last! (1923). The famous clock scene from Back to the Future turns out to be a deliberate homage — plus one funny coincidence.