All Entries in the "Quotes" Category
Quoteworthy: Chinese Proverb – Involve me and I’ll understand
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Quoteworthy: Cicero – Be Brief
When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men’s minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
Quoteworthy: William Strunk – Vigorous Writing is Concise
Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects [...]
Quoteworthy: Hunt & Thomas – Don’t Repeat Yourself
Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system. The alternative is to have the same thing expressed in two or more places. If you change one, you have to remember to change the others… It isn’t a question of whether you’ll remember: it’s a question of when you will [...]
Quoteworthy: Aristotle – Rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits
It is the mark of an instructed mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness when only an approximation of the truth is possible. – Aristotle
Quoteworthy: Mike Krzyzewski – Five fundamental qualities that make a team great
There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable. – Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K.)
Quoteworthy: Paul Martin Lester – Words and Images Work Together
Words and pictures are intricately linked in journalism, advertising and educational contexts. Words printed under a photograph, the caption, signal the importance of the common sense representations portrayed in the image. Words beside a picture in an advertisement explain a product and its attributes clearly to a potential customer. Words spoken by an instructor give [...]
Quoteworthy: Kipling – Six Honest Serving Men
I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. – Rudyard Kipling
Quoteworthy: C.S. Lewis – Don’t use words too big for the subject
“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” — C.S. Lewis
Quoteworthy: George Orwell on “Scrupulous Writing”
“A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?” Politics and the English Language, 1946 [...]
Quoteworthy: Dave West – Agility is Responsiveness to Change
There isn’t just one agile: “Agile” is really the ability to respond to change in the most effective way, considering the restraints of the environment in which you’re working. – Dave West
Quoteworthy: John D. Rockefeller Jr.
The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. – John D. Rockefeller
Quoteworthy: Blaine Lee
Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right. – Blaine Lee
Quotable: Arnold Toynbee
Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can be aroused by two things: first, an idea which takes the imagination by storm; and second, a definite, intelligible plan for carrying that idea into action. – Arnold Toynbee
Quoteworthy: The bitterness of poor quality
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of meeting the schedule has been forgotten. – Anonymous
Quoteworthy: Karl Popper
It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood. – Karl Popper
Quoteworthy: Kulak & Guinney
An appropriate and complete requirements specification does nothing to ensure a successful implementation; however, it makes it possible. – Kulak & Guinney