“...legitimacy is based on three things. First of all, the people who are asked to obey authority have to feel like they have a voice--that if they speak up, they will be heard. Second, the law has to be predictable. There has to be a reasonable expectation that the rules tomorrow are going to be roughly the same as the rules today. And third, the authority has to be fair. It can't treat one group differently from another.”
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
“If ever you feel like an animal among men, be a lion.”
― Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality
― Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality
“Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day.
Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”
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Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”
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“Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.”
― The Hero of Ages
― The Hero of Ages
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