These are some of my favourite wise words from various sources.
Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add,
but rather when there is nothing more to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Having been brought up in a serf-owner's family, I entered active
life, like all young men of my time, with a great deal of confidence
in the necessity of commanding, ordering, scolding, punishing and the
like. But when, at an early stage, I had to manage serious enterprises
and to deal with free men, and when each mistake would lead at once to
heavy consequences, I began to appreciate the difference between
acting on the principle of command and discipline and acting on the
principle of common understanding. The former works admirably in a
military parade, but it is worth nothing where real life is concerned,
and the aim can be achieved only through the severe effort of many
converging wills.
19th-century Russian anarchist Kropotkin
Interesting phrases
- constructive laziness
- too lazy to fail
Other quotes
He who knows, but knows not that he knows, is asleep. Wake him.
He who knows not, but knows that he knows not, can be taught. Teach him.
He who knows not, but knows not that he knows not, is a fool. Avoid him.
He who knows, and knows that he knows, is a prophet. Follow him.
Att älska helt och fullt är att utelämna sig helt och fullt.
Sapere aude - hav mod att göra bruk av ditt eget förstånd, utan någon annans
ledning. (Från Glappet).
Someone who is truly in love can never be alone. (Dianne Chambers i Skål)
Den man känner sig hotad av nedvärderar man.
Jag vill ha full kontroll - det är det enda sättet att uppnå kvalitet.
Henri E Ciriani, arkitekt och pedagog
Han har blivit kritiserad för att han inte följer med i
tiden. Men för honom kan arkitektur aldrig bli ett mode, reduceras
till en stil. Det måste finnas ett längre perspektiv, ett större
allvar.
May the source be with you.
(John Lambert)
Allt som bygger upp egot skymmer själen. (Caroline Giertz)
Abandon the firewall fantasy.
(Jakob Nielsen in
Alertbox,
May 26, 2002)
Perfect is the enemy of good.
(Jeff Garzik)
I do not believe that we should ever apply that economic, political,
and military power unilaterally. If we had followed that rule in Vietnam,
we wouldn't have been there. None of our allies supported us. Not Japan,
not Germany, not Britain or France. If we can't persuade nations with
comparable values of the merit of our cause, we'd better reexamine our
reasoning.
(Robert S. McNamara.)
Kapitalism och demokrati är inkompatibla.
(Jakob Persson)