Unused Quotes

Introduction

This document contains quotes on various topics that have not yet been used in this repository. When looking for a quote to add to a page, usually, more quotes are found. Instead of ignoring other quotes, they can be added to this page. This saves others the effort of having to hunt for usable quotes.

Quotes should have the following format:

    > _“Quote”_
    > ~ Author

This will be displayed thus:

“Quote” ~ Author

Quotes

Definitions

• “If anyone wants to know what the definition of ‘dope’ means, it’s: ‘Definition of Public Enemy.’” ~ Flavor Flav

• “Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing.” ~ A. R. Ammons

• “In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word ‘frustration’.” ~ Alan Perlis

• “My definition of ‘innovative’ is providing value to the customer.” ~ Mary Barra

• “The definition of an ‘operating system’ is bound to evolve with customer demands and technological possibilities.” ~ Virginia Postrel

• “Architecture is by definition a very collaborative process.” ~ Joshua Prince-Ramus

Done

• “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” ~ Nelson Mandela

• “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” ~ Steve Jobs

• “If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

• “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh

• “Well begun is half done.” ~ Aristotle

• “Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.” ~ Benjamin Jowett

• “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” ~ Peter Drucker

• “If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.” ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein

• “True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Estimatable

• “Life should not be estimated exclusively by the standard of dollars and cents.” ~ Charles Goodyear

• “Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated.” ~ Norman Ralph Augustine

• “There is no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate what a thing is worth to you.” ~ Charles Dudley Warner

• “We want to get 80%-85% of predictions right, not 100%. Or else we calibrated our estimates in the wrong way.” ~ Nate Silver

Pain

• “Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful.” ~ John C. Maxwell

• “There is no birth of consciousness without pain.” ~ Carl Jung

• “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” ~ Lance Armstrong

• “Behind every beautiful thing, there’s some kind of pain.” ~ Bob Dylan

• “Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.” ~ Tibetan saying

• “I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.” ~ Haruki Murakami

• “We don’t even ask happiness, just a little less pain.” ~ Charles Bukowski

• “These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.” ~ Jalaluddin Rumi

• “Pain is only what you allow it to be” ~ Cassandra Clare

• “No one can escape life’s pain. That’s life.” ~ Pierce Brosnan

• “Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends.” ~ John Stuart Mill

• “If you don’t know about pain and trouble, you’re in sad shape. They make you appreciate life.” ~ Evel Knievel

• “People have so much pain inside them that they’re not even aware of.” ~ Marina Abramovic

• “Pain is never permanent.” ~ Saint Teresa of Avila

• “The unending paradox is that we do learn through pain.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle

Protocol

• “Words aren’t just sounds and shapes. They’re meaning. That’s what language is: a protocol to transfer meaning…” ~ Max Berry 

Ready

• “You can’t knock on opportunity’s door and not be ready.” ~ Bruno Mars

Style and Style Guides

• “In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• “Fashion fades, only style stays the same.” ~ Coco Chanel

• “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” ~ Gore Vidal

• “Fashions fade, style is eternal.” ~ Yves Saint Laurent

• “Only great minds can afford a simple style.” ~ Stendhal