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The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Quote of the Week 13 " The truth is rarely pure and never simple." ― Oscar Wilde Triggered by the use of the  quote  from "The Importance of Being Earnest" in a recent tweet  by  Kara Swisher.

There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.

Quote of the Week 12 " There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all. " ― Peter Drucker Triggered by the use of the quote in a review of the book " Ask Your Developer " by Jeff Lawson. In line with a quote cited here before: " What's not worth doing is not worth doing well. " ―  Abraham Maslow

Optimism is just lack of information.

Quote of the Week 11 "Optimism is just lack of information ." ― Heiner Müller Alternative view:  "Pessimism is just lack of hope ." Original quote  in German:  "Optimismus ist nur ein Mangel an Information ." ― Heiner Müller

You are not lost unless you think you are lost.

Quote of the Week 10 "Y ou are not lost unless you think you are lost ." ― Thomas F. Freeman Source:  NY Times 2020 Obituary  citing from his biography authored by James Ford. Unofficial motto:  “What we do, we do well; what we don’t do well, we don’t do at all.” Originally triggered by Ethan Mollick's tweets in January 2022 and 2021  for Martin Luther King Day.