Improving daily work is even more important than doing daily work.

A great team doesn’t mean that they had the smartest people. What made those teams great is that everyone trusted one another. It can be a powerful thing when that magic dynamic exists.

To tell the truth is an act of love. To withhold the truth is an act of hate. Or worse, apathy.

It’s not the upfront capital that kills you, it’s the operations and maintenance on the back end.

Remember, it goes beyond reducing WIP. Being able to take needless work out of the system is more important than being able to put more work into the system.

The status quo (of development) pre-ordains failure from the very beginning.

I go to bed with knowledge to dream, then dreams wake me up with the lights of wisdom.

be a dog, be a jerk, be a devil, be a worst imaginable creature, but never be a good man, for being civilized in chaos is itself a chaos.

Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there.

History was my favourite subject at school and in my spare time I read historical novels voraciously from Heidi to the Scarlet Pimpernel and from Georgette Heyer to Agatha Christie.

All the arguing in the world won't change the mind of the Umpire.

Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, and the pleasure taken in them naturally has a somewhat melancholy character.

My friends are very opinionated about the people I date.

It appears these days I don't have much of a life because my nose is often stuck in a book. But I discovered that reading builds a life inside the mind.

When chimps threaten, they open their mouth and show their teeth. It's a little like waving a knife in front of you. It's very primitive, and therefore bizarre.

If I get in a relationship, it's always for the long-term; if not, I don't see the point.