Expecting others to do what you are not willing to try yourself is disrespectful and ineffective.

— Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres, Extreme Programming Explained

Science is magic that works.

— Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

What might be questioned, however, is whether the sort of truths the sciences provide are the truths we most fundamentally seek.

— Anja Publications, Philosophy Now

…unspoken rule of the game we’re all playing: in our information economy, if you can’t learn quickly and effectively, you’re going to get left behind.

— Jonathan A. Levi, The Only Skill That Matters

The alternative approach might be called the Hail Mary strategy. Instead of getting a prototype out quickly and gradually refining it, you try to create the complete, finished product in one long touchdown pass. Countless startups destroyed themselves this way during the Internet Bubble. I’ve never heard of a case where it worked.

— Paul Graham, Hackers & Painters