A charlatan makes obscure what is clear; a thinker makes clear what is obscure. -- Hugh Kingsmill

Considering the current sad state of our computer programs, software development is clearly still a black art, and cannot yet be called an engineering discipline. -- Bill Clinton

We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. -- Donald Knuth

The best people and organizations have the attitude of wisdom: The courage to act on what they know right now and the humility to change course when they find better evidence. The quest for management magic and breakthrough ideas is overrated; being a master of the obvious is underrated. Jim Maloney is right: Work is an overrated activity -- Bob Sutton

Revolutions come from standing on the shoulders of giants and facing in a better direction. -- Alan Kay

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment. -- Seneca

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. –Maya Angelou

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals. ~Booker T. Washington

Successful entrepreneurs are givers and not takers of positive energy. ~Anonymous

The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place. ~Guy Kawasaki