The bureaucratization of daily life means the imposition of impersonal rules and regulations; impersonal rules and regulations, in turn, can only operate if they are backed up by the threat of force.

— David Graeber, The Utopia of Rules

Suppose a nihilist wants to trigger a nuclear holocaust that will destroy humanity. You try to reason with him. He insists that the human race is not worth preserving, that it should go the way of the dinosaurs, that the universe would be better off if the human race were to vanish. Is it not obvious that there is no way to confront him with scientific evidence that will refute his belief, or with any rational arguments he will find persuasive? In this sense the emotivists are clearly right.

— Martin Gardner, The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener

…more complex projects get derailed by personal conflict than by technical complexity…

— Will Larson and Tanya Reilly, Staff Engineer

It seems the more the philosophers and the demagogues cried ‘freedom’, the more the old casuistic bulwarks got flooded over and the more the human person was occulted by the shadow of the state.

— Anja Publications, Philosophy Now

Refactor frequently. Refactor mercilessly. And refactor without apology. Never, ever ask permission to refactor.

— Robert C. Martin, Clean Craftsmanship