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“Seizing new ground, making connections between people or ideas, working without a map—these are works of art, and if you do them, you are an artist, regardless of whether you wear a smock, use a computer, or work with others all day long.”
― The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
― The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
“I have no way of knowing that it’s not just some kind of feel-good hoax set up to make customers think the vendor cares while they actually discard the submissions.”
― Time Management for System Administrators: Stop Working Late and Start Working Smart
― Time Management for System Administrators: Stop Working Late and Start Working Smart
“strategy is empty without change, empty without passion, and empty without people willing to confront the void.”
― The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
― The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
“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.”
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“Schedule Reading Time Never get caught up reading all those computer-industry magazines that come to your mailbox? Schedule a one-hour reading time each week. Find a place to hide, and read as much as you can. Throw out what you weren’t able to read, which keeps your reading material fresh.”
― Time Management for System Administrators: Stop Working Late and Start Working Smart
― Time Management for System Administrators: Stop Working Late and Start Working Smart
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