Continuous Improvement

“The cost of dependability is the utmost simplicity; most computer organisations find this cost too high to pay.”
― Charles Antony Richard Hoare

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works. The inverse proposition also appears to be true: A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be made to work.”
― John Gall, The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small

“Invert. Always invert.”
― Carl Jacobi

“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”
― Antonio Gramsci