Ben

“you should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.”
― Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

“Some people mistakenly refer to software defects as bugs. When called bugs, they seem like pesky things that should be swatted or even ignored. This trivializes a critical problem and fosters a wrong attitude. Thus, when an engineer says there are only a few bugs left in a program, the reaction is one of relief. *Supposed, however, that we called them time bombs instead of bugs.* Would you feel the same sense of relief if a programmer told you that he had thoroughly tested a program and there were only a few time bombs left in it? Just using a different term changes your attitude entirely.”
― Watts S. Humphrey, Reflections on Management: How to Manage Your Software Projects, Your Teams, Your Boss, and Yourself

“Stop saying those things that make you weak and ashamed. Say only those things that make you strong. Do only those things that you could speak of with honour.”
― Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

“Because death is meaningless, civilised life as such is meaningless.”
― Max Weber