Design is the art of arranging code to work today, and be changeable forever. - Sandi Metz
https://dave.cheney.net/paste/clear-is-better-than-clever.pdf
They are doing rapid iterations and experiments and instrumenting everything to get as much learning as possible from every investment they make,” Mary said. “They don’t call it Agile, but they’re really good at it.
https://builtin.com/software-engineering-perspectives/lean-agile-methodology-software-engineering
When other people get tired, they stop. I don't. I take over my body with my mind. I tell it that it's not tired and it listens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiannis_Kouros
It is said that with money you can have everything, but you cannot. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine but not health; knowledge but not wisdom; glitter, but not beauty; fun, but not joy; acquaintances, but not friends; servants, but not faithfulness; leisure, but not peace. You can have the husk of everything for money, but not the kernel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Garborg
Fall down seven times, get up eight - Denzel Washington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBGb40yh4SY
the moral is to the physical as three is to one - Napoleon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_multiplication