In software, we rarely have meaningful requirements. Even if we do, the only measure of success that matters is whether our solution solves the customer's shifting idea of what their problem is.

You can achieve a shallow local maximum with A/B testing - but you'll never win hearts and minds.

Teaching peers is one of the best ways to develop mastery.

We have to stop optimizing for programmers and start optimizing for users.

If you don't have people that care about usability on your project, your project is doomed.

Writing code? That's the easy part. Getting your application in the hands of users, and creating applications that people actually want to use - now that's the hard stuff.

The whole HTML validation exercise is questionable, but validating as XHTML is flat-out masochism. Only recommended for those that enjoy pain. Or programmers. I can’t always tell the difference.

The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.

Sitting by the windowI was thinkingWhat changed so fastlyMe or the city...

We wait patiently to receive want we desire.

A sour corporate culture can actually make an entire society unhappy. This means that a strong corporate culture can have a positive impact on a society.

I've never felt my job was to win basketball games - rather, that the essence of my job as a coach was to do everything I could to give my players the background necessary to succeed in life.

Most of us would rather kill ourselves than be, particularly if who we think we are keeps dying. Many of us do.

When most investors, including the pros, all agree on something, they're usually wrong.

The Brother's hood fell back, and his silvery hair shone out in the dim chamber like starlight. All the air rushed out of Tessa's lungs in a single instant. The Silent Brother was Jem.

You know, you have to put bread on the table. So you thank God you got the job.

I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.