Quotes About Development

Writing code? That's the easy part. Getting your application in the hands of users, and creating applications that people actually want to use—now that's the hard stuff.

Brevity of code Featurefulness Speed of execution Time spent coding Robustness Flexibility

We humans co-evolve with our tools. We change the tools, and the tools change us.

I think the great thing about humans in general is we're always improving things.

There's a tendency, I think, for executives to think that the right course of action is to stick to the knitting--stick with what you're good at. That may be a generally good rule, but the problem is the world changes out from under you if you're not constantly adding to your skill set.

Strip malls are history.

If blues culture had developed under the conditions of oppressive, forced labor, hip-hop culture would arise from the conditions of no work.

Gentrification is key to understanding what happened to our cities at the turn of the millennium. But it is only half of the story. It is only the visible side of the larger problem: resegregation.

The infrastructure that holds society in place is based on increasingly sophisticated systems, technology, and complexity.

Lower Manhattan is the most valuable chunk of real estate on the planet, as well as the economic engine for the entire region—if it can't be protected, then New York City is in deep trouble.

On the night of March 17, 1887, most of Fort Myers's other 349 residents lined up outside the Edison estate and gasped with wonder as its lights went on. The local newspaper speculated that a date would soon be announced for the rest of the community to be properly wired and illuminated. But the anticipated shipments didn't arrive, and Edison returned to New Jersey.

I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains.

Truett was more interested in the business growing people than he was in people growing the business. And that's exactly how his business grew. When you are FOR the people in and around your business, the people in and around your business become FOR you.

Look, anything you do, if it isn't hard, it isn't doing anything for you. So you're better off not doing it. Use your time somewhere else.

There's another bonus when you're willing to expand your comfort zone. When you push through fear and take action in some areas of your life, you'll develop confidence in other areas, as well. It's true! As I became more comfortable as a speaker, I also became a better salesman … a better businessman … a better listener … the list goes on and on.

Adversity brings out our hidden potential. — Jeff Keller

Troubles, like babies, grow larger by nursing. — LADY HOLLAND

Let me just say for the record that I think middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. You got kids like me who haven't hit growth spurt yet mixed in with these gorillas who need to shave twice a day.

What a remarkable conceit civilization is

Common early indicators of serial murder are bed-wetting, fire-starting, and animal torture, sometimes called the McDonald Triad

Any time you see what looks like a breakthrough, it is always the end result of a long series of little things, done consistently over time.

There is a natural progression to everything in life: plant, cultivate, harvest.

In the process of learning to walk, did you spend more time falling down or standing up? If you were anything like most babies, you failed (fell) far more than you succeeded (walked). It didn't matter: you were on the path of mastery.

You are either improving or diminishing in personal and professional value.