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“It wasn’t Amundsen’s job to make his men happy, but to lead them to victory, alive.”
― Stephen R. Bown, The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen

“A hero, in his mind, was not someone who suffered disaster after disaster, heroically pulling through with great endurance, but rather one who focused his intelligence and skills to avoid disaster, thus succeeding by good planning and crafty decision making.”
― Stephen R. Bown, The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen

“Quality, far beyond that required by the end user, is a means to higher productivity.”
― Tom DeMarco, Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams

“Fostering an atmosphere that doesn’t allow for error simply makes people defensive.”
― Tom DeMarco, Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams