CodeQuotes » Creativity

Roosevelt on indecision

Neal Enssle — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:43:29 +0000

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Goethe on boldness

Neal Enssle — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:40:29 +0000

“Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”

— Goethe

Seth Godin on the only possible response

Neal Enssle — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:35:58 +0000

“The only possible response… isn’t.”

— Seth Godin, http://sethgodin.typepad.com

Hubbins: Stupid and clever

Neal Enssle — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:47:02 +0000

“It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.”

— David St. Hubbins, This is Spinal Tap

Berkun: Thinking outside the box

Neal Enssle — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:55:48 +0000

“Do whatever you want with the box. Think in the box, out of the box, on the box under the box, tear apart and make a fire out of the box, whatever, as long as you manage to solve the problems identified as the goals for the projects.”

— Scott Berkun, The Art of Project Management

Einstein: The mysterious

Neal Enssle — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:36:14 +0000

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”

— Albert Einstein

Wittgenstein: Different languages

Neal Enssle — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:35:01 +0000

“If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.”

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Feynman: Creation and understanding

Neal Enssle — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:09:57 +0000

“What I cannot create I do not understand.”

— Richard Feynman

Einstein: Simplicity harmony opportunity

Neal Enssle — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:07:03 +0000

“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.”

— Albert Einstein

Jobs: Innovation dollars

Neal Enssle — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:00:48 +0000

“Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it.”

— Steve Jobs