In the context of where I heard it (the book Working Knowledge) it was described as corresponding to the idea that, when it comes to knowledge, usefulness is more important than originality. Or, in other words, something like the opposite of "Not invented here."
One of these days I have to memorize this by heart:
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
I like this quote because it helps me to cope with difficult problems. "Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom." from Jim Rohn
"The key point here is our programmers are Googlers, they’re not researchers. They’re typically, fairly young, fresh out of school, probably learned Java, maybe learned C or C++, probably learned Python. They’re not capable of understanding a brilliant language but we want to use them to build good software. So, the language that we give them has to be easy for them to understand and easy to adopt." – Rob Pike
When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family life, have fun, save a little money. That's a very limited life. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it… Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again.
"People buy expensive things to feel valuable. Lead a life where ordinary things gain value when you use it." Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Recalling from memory. May have errors. He said giving examples of Rev. Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi etc. We now have museums of them containing mundane things of their daily life.
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[ 4.7 ms ] story [ 86.6 ms ] threadIt is translated from my language. So it may sound weird to native speaker.
Purportedly an ancient Spanish proverb.
In the context of where I heard it (the book Working Knowledge) it was described as corresponding to the idea that, when it comes to knowledge, usefulness is more important than originality. Or, in other words, something like the opposite of "Not invented here."
https://books.google.com/books?id=-4-7vmCVG5cC&pg=PA53&lpg=P...
The only place I heard it is Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture"
I don't remember where I read or heard this one.
Oscar Wilde
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Robert A. Heinlein
Helps me to keep asking, what and how should i do and approach.
Capture knowledge with writing.*
Say what you mean, mean what you say.
"The excuse was worse than the crime"*
He went (unnecessarily) far for pasture.*
He has been drinking from a sick goat.*
She accused me of her own sickness, and then went fast away.*
Eat him for breakfast, before he eats you for lunch.*
Eating lentils outside your home tastes better than eating chicken at home. (Pakistan)
"The eye of a parrot", meaning cannot be trusted. (Pakistan)
"Between the hammer and anvil", ie in a tough spot*
There are so many more but these are the ones that come to mind rn.
You say that, but I don't think you know me.
Recalling from memory. May have errors. He said giving examples of Rev. Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi etc. We now have museums of them containing mundane things of their daily life.
Luck is where opportunity meets preparedness
By John Ruskin
Apparently not popular in modern capitalism.