Abraham Lincoln reportedly said that, given eight hours to chop down a tree, he'd spend six sharpening his axe.
-- TidBITS 654, quoted by Derek K. Miller, via Art Evans
-- TidBITS 654, quoted by Derek K. Miller, via Art Evans
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- If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my
ax.
Abraham... - Abraham Lincoln always said you can't fool all the people all of the time.
But Abraham Lincoln was fooling when he said that.... - My father used to tell me, "When Abraham Lincoln was your age,
Abraham Lincoln had a job. When Abraham Lincoln was... - He's the biggest lier in Washington," said Lincoln,
referring to a then well-known lawyer. "Reminds me... - Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six,
Four spend in prayer,
the rest on Nature fix. -- Sir Edward Coke (1549-1634)... - George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree,
but he also admitted doing it. Now, do you know why... - Abraham Lincoln became America's greatest Precedent.
Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in...
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- Wexelblat's Scheduling Algorithm:
Choose two:
* Good * Fast *... - A leader is best when people barely know that he exists.
Less good when they obey and acclaim him. Worse when... - Q: How many QA testers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: QA testers don't change anything. They just report... - Everybody Knows:
* Discipline is the best tool.
* Design first, then code. * Don't patch bugs out... - Craziness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.
Tom DeMarco, rephrasing Einstein, who said Insanity...
