The hardest part of design ... is keeping features out. -- Donald Norman

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -- Benjamin Franklin

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.

Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means. -- Dr. Koichi Kawana

New eyes have X-ray vision. [someone that hasn't written it is more likely to spot the bug. "someone" can be you after a break] -- William S. Annis

Good coders code, great reuse. -- http://www.catonmat.net

Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument. ~Anonymous

It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. –Abraham Lincoln

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. ~Dale Carnegie

Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. –Dalai Lama