Quote Of The Week

Quote of the Week 13 " If you want people to think, give them intent, not instruction. " ―  David Marquet Or go one step further. "If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

2nd Quote of the Week 12 " Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. " ―  Grey's Law A variant of Hanlon's Razor: "Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice." Influenced by the third law of Arthur C. Clarke: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

Quote of the Week 12 " In Danger and Deep Distress, the Middle Way Spells Certain Death. " ―  Friedrich Freiherr von Logau "In Gefahr und großer Not  bringt der Mittelweg den Tod." ― Friedrich Freiherr von Logau See also:  https://falschzitate.blogspot.com/2018/04/in-gefahr-und-groter-not-bringt-der.html  (German)

Quote of the Week 11 " If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter. " ―  Blaise Pascal Source:  Quote Investigator Quote search triggered by a related quote:  "If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if an hour, I am ready now." ― Woodrow Wilson Source:  Q uote Investigator

Quote of the Week 10 " No one comes out of a day full of Twitter celebrating humanity. " ―  Cal Newport (Computer Scientist and Writer) Source:  Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media | Lex Fridman Podcast

Quote of the Week 9 " What you seek is seeking you. " ― Dsch alāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Rumi) Source:  https://wisdomquotes.com/rumi-quotes/ Quote search triggered by the song “ Being With You ”.