In the good old days, there was a white board in our office and people would write memorable quotes from the co-workers, friends or from famous people. Eventually the board went away after my retirement but one of the guys saved the quotes in a Word document for posterity. Anybody else with a similar experience? Here are some of them:
Attributed to me:
“Every time we re-invent the wheel, we put another flat spot on it.” (There was a corollary that the wheel would be round again after an infinite number of flat spots)
Attributed to others:
“All models are wrong, some are useful.”
“We never have enough time in the schedule to do it right the first time, but we have enough time to do it Twice !”
“This is too big of a problem to be a real problem.”
“I can explain it to you, but I can’t understand it for you.”
- Dr. Michael Griffin (NASA Administrator) to reporter
“The process has become more important than the product.”
“When you make a ‘stink’ some stink gets on you; make ‘stinks’ wisely.”
“The closer the toilet paper gets to the end of the roll, the faster it unwinds.”
"Success comes from wisdom, wisdom comes from experience, experience comes from really screwing up!" - Author Unknown
“Indecision and procrastination is the key to flexibility.”
“Interchangeability: When the red tail gate from the Ford F-150 fits the blue F-150.”
“Two wrongs make a bad.”
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein
“Time solves all problems, or the proper application of high explosives.” - Unknown multiple sources
“Bad jobs are terrific motivators for pursuing a good education.”
Three Stages of reaction to Revolutionary ideas:
- It’s completely Impossible
- It’s technically possible, but it’s not worth doing
- I said it was a good idea all along!!
-Arthur C. Clarke
"Life is hard; it's harder if you are stupid." - John Wayne
