Saying that Java is nice because it works on all OSes is like saying that anal sex is nice because it works on all genders. -- Alanna

Normality is the route to nowhere. -- Ridderstrale & Nordstorm, Funky Business

What do Americans look for in a car? I've heard many answers when I've asked this question. The answers include excellent safety ratings, great gas mileage, handling, and cornering ability, among others. I don't believe any of these. That's because the first principle of the Culture Code is that the only effective way to understand what people truly mean is to ignore what they say. This is not to suggest that people intentionally lie or misrepresent themselves. What it means is that, when asked direct questions about their interests and preferences, people tend to give answers they believe the questioner wants to hear. Again, this is not because they intend to mislead. It is because people respond to these questions with their cortexes, the parts of their brains that control intelligence rather than emotion or instinct. They ponder a question, they process a question, and when they deliver an answer, it is the product of deliberation. They believe they are telling the truth. A lie detector would confirm this. In most cases, however, they aren't saying what they mean. -- The culture code.

When your enemy is making a very serious mistake, don't be impolite and disturb him. -- Napoleon Bonaparte (allegedly)

Quality of the people is better than the quality of the business idea. Crappy people can screw up the best idea in the world. -- Hadi Partovi & Ali Partovi (iLike.com), Talk at StartupSchool2007

The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. –Martin Luther King Jr.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ~Pablo Picasso

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. –Aristotle

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. –Farrah Gray