A lot of the downside of frameworks can be avoided by applying them selectively to solve difficult problems without looking for a one-size-fits-all solution.

— Eric Evans, Domain-Driven Design

There is really only one way to implement locks, but there are many ways to present them to programs.

— Jonathan E. Steinhart, The Secret Life of Programs

Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave.

— Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt,The Haystack Syndrome

…one of the most common ways people retreat from boldness or defer work/thinking is by calling for research…

— David Komlos and David Benjamin, Cracking Complexity

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won’t have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren’t even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they’re doing it.

— Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird