“A good judgment is usually the result of experience. And experience is frequently the result of bad judgment. But to learn from the experience of others requires those who have the experience to share the knowledge with those who follow.”
― To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
― To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
“No one wants to learn by mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Contrary to their popular characterization as intellectual conservatives, engineers are really among the avant-garde.”
― To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
― To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
“Passion and drive are not the same at all. Passion pulls you toward something you cannot resist. Drive pushes you toward something you feel compelled or obligated to do. If you know nothing about yourself, you can't tell the difference. Once you gain a modicum of self-knowledge, you can express your passion.....It's not about jumping through someone else's hoops. That's drive.”
― The Monk and the Riddle: The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur
― The Monk and the Riddle: The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur
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